When Governments Collide: Coercion and Diplomacy in the Vietnam Conflict, 1964-1968

When Governments Collide: Coercion and Diplomacy in the Vietnam Conflict, 1964–1968 by Wallace J. Thies examines one of the most consequential strategic gambles of the Johnson administration: the effort to compel North Vietnam to abandon its support of the insurgency in the South through a carefully calibrated mix of military pressure and diplomatic signaling. Tracing the path from covert operations to the sustained bombing campaign known as Rolling Thunder, Thies shows how U.S. leaders bel...