Kamis, 13 April 2017

Blood on His Hands: JFK’S Costly Blunders

The Lost Mandate of Heaven: The American Betrayal of Ngo Dinh Diem, President of Vietnam Although Vietnam War historians have been quick to criticize Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon for their errors in strategy, policy and judgment regarding America’s involvement in the war, John F. Kennedy often gets a “pass”—his …

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