Includes bibliographical references and index.
The United States and the Vietnam conundrum -- France and Indochina -- West Germany from the 1950s to 1963 : finding a role in international affairs -- Britain and Indochina : We have experience in these matters -- Lyndon Johnson and military escalation in Vietnam, 1964-1968 -- De Gaulle's response to American policy in Vietnam, 1961-1966 -- Ludwig Erhard : Bonn, Washington, Paris, and the problem of Vietnam, 1964-1966 -- Harold Wilson and the illusive search for a diplomatic settlement -- The lessening of tensions, 1968-1969 -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: The allies and the Iraq War.
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