![]() | Powerful and Brutal Weapons: Nixon, Kissinger, and the Easter Offensive Subjects: Nixon Richard M. (Richard Milhouse) 1913–1994; Kissinger Henry 1923–; Easter Offensive 1972; Vietnam War 1961–1975 -- Aerial operations American; As America confronts an unpredictable war in Iraq, Stephen Randolph returns to an earlier conflict that severely tested our civilian and military leaders. In 1972, America sought to withdraw from Vietnam with its credibility intact. As diplomatic negotiations were pursued in Paris, President Richard Nixon and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger hoped that gains on the battlefield would strengthen their position at the negotiating table--working against the relentless deadline of a presidential election year. |
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