{"product_id":"the-american-south-and-the-vietnam-war-belligerence-protest-and-agony-in-dixie-hardcover","title":"The American South and the Vietnam War: Belligerence, Protest, and Agony in Dixie - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph A. Fry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo fully comprehend the Vietnam War, it is essential to understand the central role that southerners played in the nation's commitment to the war, in the conflict's duration, and in the fighting itself. President Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas and Secretary of State Dean Rusk of Georgia oversaw the dramatic escalation of U.S. military involvement from 1965 through 1968. General William Westmoreland, born and raised in South Carolina, commanded U.S. forces during most of the Johnson presidency. Widel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph A. Fry\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His most recent books include \u003ci\u003eDixie Looks Abroad: The South and U.S. Foreign Relations\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e 1789--1973 and Debating Vietnam: Fulbright, Stennis, and Their Senate Hearings\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 456\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 19, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53247522996531,"sku":"9780813161044","price":75.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/m7wfSqCoQj9780813161044.webp?v=1776304974","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-american-south-and-the-vietnam-war-belligerence-protest-and-agony-in-dixie-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}