War in a Time of Peace

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"More than twenty-five years ago Halberstam told the riveting story of the men who conceived and executed the Vietnam War. Today the author has written another chronicle of Washington politics, this time exploring the complex dynamics of foreign policy in post-Cold War America.". "Halberstam evokes the internecine conflicts, the untrammeled egos, and the struggles for dominance among the key figures in the White House, the State Department, and the military. He shows how the decisions of men who served in the Vietnam War - such as General Colin Powell and presidential advisers Richard Holbrooke and Anthony Lake - and those who did not have shaped American politics and policy makers (perhaps most notably, President Clinton's placing, for the first time in fifty years, domestic issues over foreign policy)."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Politics and government,  Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975,  Vietnam War, 1961-1975,  Influence,  Military policy,  Intervention (International law),  Foreign relations,  Relations extérieures,  Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer,  Clinton, Bill, 1946-,  Bush, George, 1924-,  Intervention (Droit international),  United States,  Internationale conflicten,  Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-19754,  Diplomatic relations,  Politische Führung,  Militärpolitik,  Außenpolitik,  Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.),  Politique et gouvernement,  Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975,  Buitenlandse politiek,  Binnenlandse politiek,  Politique militaire,  Bush, george, 1924-2018,  United states, foreign relations, 1989-,  United states, politics and government, 1989-,  United states, military policy,  Vietnam war, 1961-1975, united states

People: George Bush (1924-),  Bill Clinton (1946-)

Places: United States

Times: 1989-