The Wages of Globalism
Lyndon Johnson and the Limits of American Power

This volume looks at Lyndon Johnson's control of international relations, putting his handling of Vietnam in the context of the many other crises he confronted. The resulting portrait of a politician at work illuminates the outdated policies of containment he was expected to uphold.

This volume offers a fresh look at Johnson's handling of international relations, putting Vietnam in the context of the many crises he confronted and the outdated policies of containment he was expected to uphold. The result is a portrait of a master politician at work, manouevring through a series of successes that made his ultimate failure in Vietnam all the more tragic.