Before the Quagmire: American Intervention in Laos, 1954-1961

This study examines the formulation and execution of U.S. foreign policy in Laos from 1954, when the Geneva Accords ended the First Indochina War, until January 1961, when John F. Kennedy became president. A key initial misstep on the U.S. road to war in Southeast Asia, the American experience in Laos during the Eisenhower administration is a case study in transforming a small foreign policy problem into a large one.

Author(s): William J. Rust
Published: 2012
Pages: 323
Categories: Laos