List of Figures and TablesAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsPt. IThe ArgumentCh. 1Analogical Reasoning in Foreign Affairs: Two Views3Ch. 2The AE Framework19Ch. 3America's Vietnam Options47Pt. IIThe CasesCh. 4Containment, Analogies, and the Pre-1965 Vietnam Decisions71Ch. 5Korea97Ch. 6Dien Bien Phu148Ch. 7Munich and the 1930s174Pt. IIIThe ImplicationsCh. 8The Psychology of Analogical Reasoning209Ch. 9Conclusion251Bibliography265Index279
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1993 "Khong's interviews and newly declassified documents make a compelling case the American decision-makers in 1965 used historical analogies not only to justify decisions but to make them, most notably in the process of rejecting options."--Foreign Affairs
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