TY - BOOK AU - Kadura,Johannes TI - The war after the war: the struggle for credibility during America's exit from Vietnam SN - 9781501703799 AV - DS559 .W373 2016 PY - 2016/// CY - Ithaca, London PB - Cornell University Press KW - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 KW - United States KW - Public opinion KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Introduction: Contingency planning in turbulent times --; The strategy of the ceasefire --; The XX plus 60 period --; The collapse of the equilibrium strategy --; Going down with colors flying --; Ford and the fall of Saigon --; Beyond defeat in Indochina --; Conclusion: a mixed record; 2; b N2 - This book 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, the book 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1132889&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -