Dereliction of Duty
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Dereliction of Duty is a historical book examining the failures of U.S. military and political leadership during the Vietnam War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dereliction of Duty canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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history book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
military history
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political science ⓘ |
| argument |
U.S. military leaders failed to provide candid advice to civilian leaders
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civilian leaders manipulated and constrained military advice ⓘ the Vietnam War escalation lacked honest public justification ⓘ |
| author | H. R. McMaster ⓘ |
| basedOn | H. R. McMaster's doctoral dissertation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Robert McNamara ⓘ Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
lack of strategic clarity in U.S. Vietnam policy ⓘ |
| examines |
internal debates within the Johnson administration
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process of escalation of U.S. involvement in Vietnam ⓘ relationship between civilian leaders and the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Vietnam War
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decision-making in the Lyndon B. Johnson administration ⓘ failures of U.S. military leadership during the Vietnam War ⓘ failures of U.S. political leadership during the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| genre |
military history
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political history ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | ~400 ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | critical of U.S. Vietnam War decision-making ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Joint Chiefs of Staff advisory process
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Johnson administration ⓘ
surface form:
Lyndon B. Johnson administration
Robert McNamara's role in Vietnam policy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Cold War ⓘ |
| influenced | U.S. military professional education discussions ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in the Vietnam War
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military professionals ⓘ scholars of military history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
U.S. civil-military relations
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U.S. national security decision-making ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed archival research on Vietnam War decision-making
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influence on debates about civil-military relations in the United States ⓘ |
| placesInQuestion | effectiveness of U.S. high-level decision-making in war ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| publisher | HarperCollins ⓘ |
| setting |
Pentagon
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United States government ⓘ White House ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 1963–1965 ⓘ |
| title | Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam ⓘ |
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