{"product_id":"so-much-to-lose-john-f-kennedy-and-american-policy-in-laos-9780813144764","title":"So Much to Lose: John F. Kennedy and American Policy in Laos","description":"Before U.S. combat units were deployed to Vietnam, presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy strove to defeat a communist-led insurgency in Laos. This impoverished, landlocked Southeast Asian kingdom was geopolitically significant because it bordered more powerful communist and anticommunist nations. The Ho Chi Minh Trail, which traversed the country, was also a critical route for North Vietnamese infiltration into South Vietnam. In So Much to Lose: John F. Kennedy and American Policy in Laos, William\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William J. Rust\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.58h x 6.27w x 1.28d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813144764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2014 pg. 699\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam J. Rust\u003c\/b\u003e, a former journalist and communications consultant, is the author of \u003ci\u003eKennedy in Vietnam: American Vietnam Policy, 1960--1963\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBefore the Quagmire: American Intervention in Laos, 1954--1961\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Kentucky","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40412480307315,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":55.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_c3bae76a-8406-42d2-82b3-2479bd941fbf.jpg?v=1662127278","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/so-much-to-lose-john-f-kennedy-and-american-policy-in-laos-9780813144764","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}