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Contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction Ares, Virginia, and the Myth of the Water’s Edge 1 1. Trapped between Scylla and Charybdis JFK, the GOP, and Domestic Politics 11 2. The Cassandra Conundrum GOP Opposition to LBJ’s Vietnam Policy, 1963–1965 43 3. Opening Pandora’s Box Escalation and Domestic Politics, 1965–1966 79 4. Confronting the Hydra LBJ on the Defensive, 1966–1967 119 5. Sisyphus and Tantalus The Political Impact of the War, 1967–1968 159 6. The Zalmoxis Effect Vietnam and the 1968 Presidential Election 195 7. The Icarus Agenda Vietnamization and Its Political Implications 237 8. Whither Ariadne? Domestic Politics and Nixon’s Search for Peace 279 Conclusion Sowing Dragon’s Teeth 325 Appendix Republicans, 1961–1973 341 Notes 345 Bibliography 395 Index 427 This page intentionally left blank. ...