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Choosing War: The Lost Chance for Peace and the Escalation of War in Vietnam (Updated Edition) by Fredrik Logevall Paperback, 557 Pages, Published 2001 ISBN-10: 0-520-22919-3 / 0520229193 ISBN-13: 978-0-520-22919-8 / 9780520229198 When the first American Marines marched into Vietnam in March 1965, historical consensus holds, they were there because there was no alternative. President Johnson's hand had been forced by the right-wing hawks and the Communists. The general public wholeheartedly supported defending South Vietnam, |