Sun Tzu and Lyndon B. Johnson: The Vietnam Experience

Abstract

This essay contains a fictional correspondence between the military strategist, Sun Tzu, and President Lyndon B. Johnson concerning U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. It expresses the author's thoughts concerning how such a dialogue might have transpired, bringing into play Johnson's preoccupation with his Great Society programs at the beginning stages of the war, and the influence of others in the Johnson administration in the acceleration of the war. References are included where historical facts are introduced. The author claims full "poetic license" in the use of wording by each of the persons involved.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA440686

Entities

People

  • Dan Parker

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asia
  • Education
  • Electrons
  • Information Operations
  • Middle East
  • National Security
  • New York
  • North America
  • North Vietnam
  • South Vietnam
  • Southeast Asia
  • United States
  • Universities
  • Vietnam
  • Vietnam War
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.