Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam

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"Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam" is a historical and military analysis book by H. R. McMaster that critiques the political and military leadership decisions that escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.

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Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam canonical	1

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instanceOf	book ⓘ history book ⓘ
addressesConcept	dereliction of duty in civil-military leadership ⓘ
analyzes	National Security Council process under Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ relationship between civilian leaders and military advisers ⓘ role of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Vietnam escalation ⓘ
author	H. R. McMaster NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
critiques	Joint Chiefs of Staff decision-making ⓘ Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert McNamara NERFINISHED ⓘ military leadership during the Vietnam War ⓘ political leadership during the Vietnam War ⓘ
focusesOnEvent	escalation of U.S. involvement in Vietnam ⓘ
focusesOnPeriod	early years of the Vietnam War ⓘ
genre	historical analysis ⓘ military history ⓘ political history ⓘ
hasPerspective	critical of U.S. leadership in Vietnam ⓘ
historicalContext	Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ containment policy ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainThesis	U.S. political and military leaders failed in their duty during the escalation of the Vietnam War ⓘ civilian and military leaders misled the public and Congress about Vietnam policy ⓘ
mediaType	hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ print ⓘ
notableFor	critical reassessment of Johnson administration Vietnam policy ⓘ detailed use of declassified documents ⓘ influence on debates about civil-military relations ⓘ
publisher	HarperCollins NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedWork	In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ The Best and the Brightest NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting	U.S. national security decision-making apparatus ⓘ
subject	Joint Chiefs of Staff NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyndon B. Johnson administration NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert McNamara NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. foreign policy ⓘ Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ civil-military relations ⓘ decision-making in war ⓘ
targetAudience	historians ⓘ military professionals ⓘ students of international relations ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	Lyndon B. Johnson presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ early 1960s ⓘ
usedAs	reference in U.S. military professional education ⓘ

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Dereliction of Duty → title → Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam ⓘ