Analogies at War : : Korea, Munich, Dien Bien Phu, and the Vietnam Decisions of 1965 / / Yuen Foong Khong.
From World War I to Operation Desert Storm, American policymakers have repeatedly invoked the "lessons of history" as they contemplated taking their nation to war. Do these historical analogies actually shape policy, or are they primarily tools of political justification? Yuen Foong Khong...
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| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- PART I: THE ARGUMENT
- Chapter 1. Analogical Reasoning in Foreign Affairs: Two Views
- Chapter 2. The AE Framework
- Chapter 3. America's Vietnam Options
- PART II: THE CASES
- Chapter 4. Containment, Analogies, and the Pre-1965 Vietnam Decisions
- Chapter 5. Korea
- Chapter 6. Dien Bien Phu
- Chapter 7. Munich and the 1930s
- PART III: THE IMPLICATIONS
- Chapter 8. The Psychology of Analogical Reasoning
- Chapter 9. Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index