{"product_id":"shadow-on-the-white-house-presidents-and-the-vietnam-war-paperback","title":"Shadow on the White House: Presidents and the Vietnam War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid L. Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarry Truman's administration began searching for an American response to the clash in Indochina between Frech colonialism and Vietminh communism in 1945. Thirty years and five administrations later, Gerald Ford and his aides tried unsuccessfully to solicit additional aid for South Vietnam from a reluctant Congress. For Truman, Ford, and every American leader in between, the dilemma in Vietnam hung ominously over the presidency. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eShadow on the White House\u003c\/i\u003e, seven prominent historians examine how the leadership of six presidents and an issue that grew into a difficult and often unpopular war shaped each other. Focusing on the personalities, politics, priorities, and actions of the presidents as they confronted Vietnam, the authors consider the expansion of presidential power in foreign-policy formulation since World War II. In their analyses, they chronicle the history of executive leadership as it related to Vietnam, assess presidential prerogatives and motives on war and peace issues, and clarify the interconnection between the modern presidency and the nation's frustrating, tragic, and humiliating failure in Southeast Asia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough other histories have been written about the Vietnam experience, this book is the first systematic and comparative survey on presidential leadership as it relates to the war issue. It is organized by presidential administrations, giving a detailed examination of each president's decisions and policies. Based on the most recently opened archival sources, the essays provide a framework on which to hang the kaleidoscopic events of the war.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.52 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 17, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132125024391,"sku":"9780700605835","price":53.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/3678c931ed3ef55b8c47b0ba1589cf78.webp?v=1732623945","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/shadow-on-the-white-house-presidents-and-the-vietnam-war-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}