History Of The Office Of The Secretary Of Defense Mcnamara Clifford And The Burdens Of Vietnam 1965 1969

Author : Edward J. Drea
Publisher : United States Department of Defense
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 752 pages
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Download or read book McNamara, Clifford, and the Burdens of Vietnam, 1965-1969 written by Edward J. Drea and published by United States Department of Defense. This book was released on 2011 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volumes 1-5 have series title: History of the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Author : Office of the Secretary of Defense
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 712 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book McNamara, Clifford, and the Burdens of Vietnam 1965-1969 written by Office of the Secretary of Defense and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-01-15 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: McNamara, Clifford and the Burdens of Vietnam, 1965-1969, volume VI in the newly named Secretaries of Defense Historical Series, covers the incumbency of Robert S. McNamara, as well as the brief, but significant, tenure of Clark M. Clifford. McNamara's key role in the ever-deepening U.S. involvement in Vietnam between 1965 and 1968 forms the centerpiece of the narrative. During these years, Vietnam touched every aspect of Lyndon B. Johnson's administration, determining budget priorities, provoking domestic unrest, souring relations with NATO, and complicating negotiations with the Soviet Union.McNamara's early miscalculations about Vietnam became the source of deep disappointments. Relations with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, never good, frayed almost to the breaking point as McNamara repeatedly rejected military advice in favor of his civilian experts. McNamara's carefully crafted plans failed, his frustrations grew, and he became estranged from the President. His private attempts to check the war's momentum contradicted his public statements supporting the military effort and tarred McNamara as a hypocrite. McNamara's successor, Clark Clifford, arrived with a reputation as a hawk, but focused most of his effort on extricating the United States from Vietnam.McNamara and Clifford presided over the Department of Defense during momentous and dangerous times. Vietnam was one of a series of wars, emergencies, and interventions involving U.S. interests. Intervention in the Dominican Republic, declining U.S. prestige and power in Europe and NATO, war in the Middle East, heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula, arms control talks with the Soviet Union, and violent protests at home competed for attention. Overseeing the Vietnam War and contending with these complex policy issues taxed even McNamara's enormous energy and brilliant intellect as he struggled to manage DoD programs. His long-cherished cost-cutting programs fell by the wayside; his favored weapons systems were swept aside; his committed efforts to limit strategic arms faltered; and his reputation was permanently tarnished.McNamara, Clifford and the Burdens of Vietnam highlights the interaction of McNamara and Clifford with the White House, Congress, the JCS, the State Department, and other federal agencies involved in policy formulation. The two secretaries attempted to impose order while fighting a war whose cost of winning became as morally prohibitive as the price of losing.

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Total Pages : 742 pages
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Author : Steven L. Rearden
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 752 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of the Office of the Secretary of Defense written by Steven L. Rearden and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Chiang H. Ren
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1351708627
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fundamentals of Developing Operational Solutions for the Government written by Chiang H. Ren and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2018-06-27 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fundamentals of Developing Operational Solutions for the Government guides professionals on how to use operations research to solve problems and capture opportunities for government customers. The governments of modern democratic nations manage large complex societal operations to offer national defense, social services, infrastructure sustainment, law enforcement, monetary control, and other benefits for their citizens. The United States government alone spends over $1 trillion per year on these discretionary activities. Within all the spending, deliveries, and oversight, some operational needs require solutions to improve processes, architectures, technologies, and human factors. Without such effective and comprehensive solutions, the most eloquent proposal for government work could end in defeat and the most well-funded government programs could yield operational disruptions and performance failures. There are many books on how to write winning proposals to the government, but this book places winning in the context of deeply understanding government operations and innovatively solving government problems. There are also some books on convincing the government to adopt new transformational processes, but this book seeks to first try to fix current government processes before demanding risky transformation. Finally, there are massive tomes dedicated to the theories and mathematical models of operations research, but this book is devoted to making operations research simple enough for professionals to apply throughout the course of developing proposals and delivering products and services. Presenting the methods and techniques for quickly developing solutions is thus the central focus.

Author : Leo J. Daugherty III
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786462736
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Counterinsurgency and the United States Marine Corps written by Leo J. Daugherty III and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 2 continues the history of the U.S. Marine Corps' involvement in "small wars" after World War II, beginning with advisory efforts with the Netherlands Marine Korps (1943-1946). The authors describe counterinsurgency efforts during the Korean War (1950-1953), the development of vertical assault tactics in the late 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, counterinsurgency in Southeast Asia (1962-1975), involvement in Central America (1983-1989), and present-day conflicts, including the War on Terror and operations in Iraq and Libya.

Author : Alfred Goldberg
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Total Pages : 752 pages
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Download or read book History of the Office of the Secretary of Defense: The test of War, 1950-1953 written by Alfred Goldberg and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bert Chapman
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030013677
Total Pages : 396 pages
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Download or read book Global Defense Procurement and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter written by Bert Chapman and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-12-27 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes the development and evolution of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, a multinational aircraft endeavor involving the U.S. and many of its allies. The author provides a historical overview of jet fighter aircraft, discussing the different generations of these planes and their technical characteristics, as well as an outline of emerging international geopolitical and security trends the F-35 may see combat in. By examining the role of defense industries, domestic politics, and governmental oversight of the Joint Strike Fighter in various countries, the author concludes that this aircraft will be deployed in most of these countries to replace their aging jet fighter fleets and combat potential military aggression from China, Russia, and other revisionist international powers.

Author : Elliott Vanveltner Converse
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Total Pages : 494 pages
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Download or read book History of Acquisition in the Department of Defense written by Elliott Vanveltner Converse and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lawrence S. Kaplan
Publisher : Office of the Secretary, Historical Office
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 726 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The McNamara Ascendancy, 1961-1965 written by Lawrence S. Kaplan and published by Office of the Secretary, Historical Office. This book was released on 2006 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. (Fuller description is on the dust jacket flaps.)