Rabel, Roberto Giorgio, 1955-

New Zealand and the Vietnam war : politics and diplomacy / Roberto Rabel. - xi, 443 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

"Published in association with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

New Zealand and the First Indochina War, 1945-54 -- From Geneva to the Tonkin Gulf : a decade of decisions deferred, 1954-64 -- In the Cold War's shadow : the origins and evolution of domestic debate about the Vietnam War, 1945-64 -- 'An acceptable price to pay' : the diplomacy of combat intervention in the Vietnam War, 1964-5 -- The domestic politics of combat intervention, January-June 1965 -- Part of the way with LBJ : New Zealand defers an expanded commitment, June 1965-December 1966 -- 'A war of words' : defining the domestic political debate about Vietnam, June-December 1965 -- The domestic politics of the Vietnam War in an election year, 1966 -- Paying a higher premium : the escalation of New Zealand's military effort, 1967-8 -- Dialogue of the deaf : the domestic politics of the Vietnam conflict, 1967-8 -- 'Concluding a chapter' : the diplomacy of military disengagement from Vietnam, 1969-72 -- The fracturing of foreign policy consensus, 1969-72 -- New Zealand and the ending of the Vietnam War, 1972-5 -- The historical significance of New Zealand's Vietnam experience. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

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Vietnam War, 1961-1975--New Zealand
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Diplomatic history


New Zealand--Foreign relations--Vietnam
Vietnam--Foreign relations--New Zealand
New Zealand--Politics and government.
New Zealand--History--1945-1984

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