A grand delusion : America's descent into Vietna, (Record no. 35978)
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
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| LC control number | 00049824 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0465043690 (alk. paper) |
| 022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER | |
| International Standard Serial Number | 9780465043699 |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE | |
| Authentication code | pcc |
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| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) | |
| Holding library | AJMA |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | DS558 |
| Item number | .M34 2001 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 959.7043 Man |
| Item number | 15 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
| Classification number | 959.7043 Man |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Mann, Robert |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A grand delusion : America's descent into Vietna, |
| Remainder of title | America's descent into Vietnam / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Robert Mann. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Basic Books |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | c2001 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | x, 821 p., [16] p. of plates |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (p. 787-799) and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | The little pipsqueak: February 1965 -- pt. 1. The roots of war -- The "loss" of China: 1949-1950 -- Paralyzed with fear: 1950 -- Korea: 1950 -- The part-time isolationists: 1951 -- pt. 2. The initial descent -- Nothing but a grim joke: 1945-1950 -- The keystone in Southeast Asia: 1951 -- A great crusade: 1951-1952 -- Pouring money down a rat hole: 1953 -- Pouring money down a rat hole: 1953 -- You shall not fight unaided: 1953 -- La Guerre sale: 1954 -- We cannot engage in active war: 1954 -- Diplomacy of bluster and retreat: 1954 -- The best available prime minister: 1954-1955 -- This is our offspring: 1955-1956 -- A blank grant of power: 1957-1958 -- Nothing more than a mirage: 1958-1960 -- pt. 3. Into the morass -- Vietnam is the place: 1961 -- You're just crazier than hell: 1961 -- A world of illusion: 1962 -- The beginning of the beginning 1962 -- You did visit the same country, didn't you?: 1963 -- A stone rolling downhill: 1963 -- pt. 4. Escalation and deception -- Get in, get out, or get off: 1963-1964 -- The damn worst mess I ever saw: 1964 -- Aggression unchallenged is aggression unleashed: 1964 -- No wider war: 1964-1965 -- Harder choices: 1965 -- We are very deep already: 1965 -- This could be quagmire: 1965 -- Sliding farther into the morass of war: 1965 -- Let them know they are in a war: 1966 -- Once our flag is committed: 1966 -- Where does it all end?: 1966-1967 -- There is a rot in the fabric: 1967 -- A very near thing: 1968 -- Everyone has turned into a dove: 1968 -- The vice president has very few guns: 1968 -- pt. 5. Nixon's war -- Win the peace: 1969 -- This chamber reeks of blood: 1970 -- We'll bomb the bastards off the earth: 1970-1971 -- Peace is at hand: 1972 -- A spirit of doubt and contrition: 1972-1975. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | America's Descent into Vietnam, Given by Dr. JamesE. Archer. |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) | |
| Local note | 80797 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 |
| Geographic subdivision | United States. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Asia |
| General subdivision | Politics and government |
| Chronological subdivision | 1945- |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Vietnam |
| General subdivision | Politics and government |
| Chronological subdivision | 1945-1975. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | United States |
| General subdivision | Politics and government |
| Chronological subdivision | 20th century. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | |
| Koha item type | 900 - 999 |
| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Permanent Location | Current Location | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out | Public note |
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| Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | 35.00 | 2 | 959.7043 Man | 80797 | 2013-06-15 | 2013-03-07 | In Memory of : John Henry |