How presidents test reality : decisions on Vietnam, 1954 and 1965

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Acknowledgments; Part I: Framework of the Inquiry; Chapter One. Analyzing Presidential Decision Making; Part II: Failure to Intervene in 1954 ; Chapter Two. The Question of Unilateral Intervention: Narrative; Chapter Three . The Question of Unilateral Intervention: Analysis; Chapter Four. The Card of Multilateral Intervention: Narrative; Chapter Five. The Card of Multilateral Intervention: Analysis; Part III: Intervention in 1965; Chapter Six. Crossing the Threshold: Narrative; Chapter Seven. Crossing the Threshold: Analysis; Chapter Eight. Incremental Escalation: Narrative. Chapter Nine. Incremental Escalation: AnalysisChapter Ten. Open-ended Commitment: Narrative; Chapter Eleven. Open-ended Commitment: Analysis; Part IV: A Summing Up; Chapter Twelve. Eisenhower and Johnson Decision Making Compared; Chapter Thirteen. Notes on Presidential Reality Testing; Sources Consulted; Index