Bibliograph

The war after the war, the struggle for credibility during America's exit from Vietnam, Johannes Kadura

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The war after the war, the struggle for credibility during America's exit from Vietnam, Johannes Kadura

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The war after the war

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Johannes Kadura

Sub title

the struggle for credibility during America's exit from Vietnam

Summary

In The War after the War, Johannes Kadura offers a fresh interpretation of American strategy in the wake of the cease-fire that began in Vietnam on January 28, 1973. The U.S. exit from Vietnam continues to be important in discussions of present-day U.S. foreign policy, so it is crucial that it be interpreted correctly. In challenging the prevailing version of the history of the events, Kadura provides interesting correctives to the different accounts, including the ones of the key actors themselves, President Richard Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger foremost among them. In so doing, Kadura aims to forge a synthesis between orthodox and revisionist interpretations of this important period. Kadura finds that the strategy employed by Nixon and Kissinger centered on the concepts of "equilibrium strategy" and "insurance policy." That approach allowed them to follow a twofold strategy of making a major effort to uphold South Vietnam while at the same time maintaining a fallback strategy of downplaying the overall significance of Vietnam. Whether they won or lost on their primary bet to secure South Vietnam, Nixon and Kissinger expected to come through the crisis in a viable strategic position

Target audience

adult

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