Book Review: ‘The Kennedy Withdrawal: Camelot and the American Commitment to Vietnam’

Book Review: ‘The Kennedy Withdrawal: Camelot and the American Commitment to Vietnam’
(L–R) Army Chief-of-Staff Gen. Maxwell Taylor, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, and President John F. Kennedy confer on Sept. 24, 1963 at the White House prior to their visit to South Vietnam to review U.S. military efforts. Stringer/AFP via Getty Images
Dustin Bass
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There are many things we don’t understand and may never know about the Vietnam War. One of those things that we will definitely never know for certain is whether John F. Kennedy would have continued the war had he been reelected. In Marc J. Selverstone’s upcoming book, “The Kennedy Withdrawal: Camelot and the American Commitment to Vietnam,” readers will receive a thorough breakdown of just what Kennedy was considering during his fateful year of 1963.
There is plenty of speculation among historians, authors, and the general populace about exactly who assassinated Kennedy and why he was assassinated. Some speculate it was because Kennedy was planning a withdrawal from the war, something he mentioned in a public speech the month before his death.
Dustin Bass
Dustin Bass
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Dustin Bass is the creator and host of the American Tales podcast, and co-founder of The Sons of History. He writes two weekly series for The Epoch Times: Profiles in History and This Week in History. He is also an author.
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