Before the Quagmire: American Intervention in Laos, 1954-1961
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In the decade preceding the first U.S. combat operations in Vietnam, the Eisenhower administration sought to defeat a communist-led insurgency in neighboring Laos. Although U.S. foreign policy in the 1950s focused primarily on threats posed by the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China, the American engagement in Laos evolved from a small cold war skirmish into a superpower confrontation near the end of President Eisenhower's second term. Ultimately, the American experience in Laos fore
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0813135788
ISBN13:9780813135786
Release Date:June 2012
Publisher:University Press of Kentucky
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.55 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.4" x 9.1"
Age Range:18 years and up
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20th Century Asia History Laos Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social SciencesCustomer Reviews
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