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President Lyndon Johnson and Soviet Communism

Dumbrell, John

Authors

John Dumbrell



Abstract

This major new study fills a significant gap in the academic literature on the Cold War by considering President Lyndon Johnson’s policy towards the Soviet Union. The author examines the attitudes of Johnson and his leading advisers toward the Soviet leadership, taking into account the effects of Moscow’s growing splits with Beijing, the impact on US–Soviet relations of nuclear issues, the Vietnam War, and clashes over Cuba, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. The author’s research is based on detailed scrutiny of archives in Britain and the United States, as well as recently published document collections. His study also examines the President’s personal leadership qualities, his mistakes in Vietnam and his success as a peacemaker with Moscow. The book constitutes a major contribution to literature on President Johnson’s foreign policy ‘beyond Vietnam’.

Citation

Dumbrell, J. (2004). President Lyndon Johnson and Soviet Communism. Manchester University Press

Book Type Authored Book
Publication Date 2004-06
Deposit Date Feb 20, 2008
Publisher Manchester University Press
ISBN 07190626324
Publisher URL http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/information_areas/subjects/history/modern_history_3.htm
Additional Information Winner of the Richard E. Neustadt Prize 2004/5.