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Melvin Laird and the foundation of the post-Vietnam military, 1969-1973
Title
Melvin Laird and the foundation of the post-Vietnam military, 1969-1973 / Richard A. Hunt.
ISBN
9780160927577
0160927579
Publication
Washington, D.C. : Historical Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense, 2015.
Distribution
Washington, DC : For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office
Physical Description
xx, 708 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Notes
Shipping list no.: 2015-0029-S.
Other formats
Online version: Hunt, Richard A., 1942- Melvin Laird and the foundation of the post-Vietnam military, 1969-1973
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 07, 2015
Series
Secretaries of Defense historical series ; volume 7
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [669]-683) and index.
Contents
Change comes to the Pentagon
Organizing national security in a new administration
How much for defense: the FY 1970 budget
The predicament of Vietnam
The battle over troop withdrawals
Taking the fight into Cambodia
The war in Laos
Preparing South Vietnam to stand alone
A time of trial: the Easter Offensive and Vietnamization
Looking beyond Vietnam: the FY 1971 budget
A turning point: the FY 1972 budget
The enduring commitment to NATO
Change in East Asia
The all-volunteer force
Strategic defense: ABM and SALT
Realistic deterrence? The FY 1973 budget
Military assistance
Looking toward the future: the FY 1974 budget
Fixing the fraying force
Laird's legacy.
Subjects
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United States. Department of Defense. Historical Office, issuing body.
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