| History of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Volume V: The McNamara Ascendancy Contributor(s): Kaplan, Lawrence S. (Author), Landa, Ronald D. (Author), Drea, Edward J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1780394136 ISBN-13: 9781780394138 Publisher: Militarybookshop.Co.UK OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - United States |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 7" W x 10" (3.19 lbs) 716 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Originally published in 2006, this volume from the History Office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense provides a narrative history and assessment of the early years of Robert McNamara's tenure as Secretary of Defense, including McNamara's relationship with Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, the transformation of the Department of Defense as a part of Kennedy's New Frontier, and the Pentagon's handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Bay of Pigs episode, and onset of the Vietnam War along with other major national security events and developments during a turbulent and momentous period of the Cold War. |