America at war since 1945 politics and diplomacy in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan by Donaldson, Gary

Table of Contents: “…Vietnam -- Postwar politics, foreign policy, and the French interlude -- The long road to intervention: Vietnam policy under Eisenhower and Kennedy -- The legacy passes to Johnson -- Johnson's fall and Nixon's rise -- The last act -- Part III. America in the Middle East -- The First Gulf War: background for conflict -- "The liberation of Kuwait has begun" -- Desert Storm: the air war -- Desert Storm: the ground war and the triumph of lessons learned -- Afghanistan and Iraq, post 9/11.…”