ENGLISH

John F. Kennedy and the New Pacific Community, 1961–63

By Timothy P. Maga (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year
1990
ISBN
978-1-349-20662-9, 978-1-349-20660-5
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-20660-5
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (15418556 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
XII, 143\154
Time added
2016-03-14 21:35:01
History of the Americas; International Relations;

Description

Charismatic and committed, John F. Kennedy remains one of the most revered, and most disliked, of US Presidents. Dedicated to changing 'the look' of the American Presidency, Kennedy was also pledged to changing the nature of US foreign policy-making. Victory in the Cold War was possible, he said, and the greatest challenge to that victory was in the Asian/Pacific region. Success there would signal the end of the communist versus capitalist confrontation. America 'can do it', he vowed. This book describes the Kennedy administration's desperate efforts to achieve the impossible dream: an American Cold War victory throughout Asia and the Pacific.

Similar books