Download or read book American Leadership in World Affairs written by Ole R. Holsti and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-12-27 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1984, provides a wealth of original evidence that explores not only the impact of the Vietnam War on the beliefs of American leaders – the ‘lessons’ they believed had been learnt by Americans from the conflict in Vietnam.