Tag: Department

Turning Points The Role of the State Department in Vietnam (1945-75) [Audiobook]


Free Download Ambassador Thomas J. Corcoran, Col. Andrew R. Finlayson – Introduction by, Stephen Sherman – Editor, Joel Richards (Narrator), "Turning Points: The Role of the State Department in Vietnam (1945-75)"
English | ASIN: B0CT697KWG | 2024 | MP3@64 kbps | ~09:35:00 | 272 MB
Details how the US State Department attempted, and failed, to save South Vietnam from North Vietnamese aggression and the powerful domestic political influences that ultimately led to America’s defeat.
Ten years after the end of the American involvement in the Vietnam War, a career Foreign Service officer, Thomas J. Corcoran, set down in writing his thoughts on the history of US State Department policy during America’s involvement with South Vietnam. Like many Americans of his generation, he was perplexed by the failure of America to achieve its goals in South Vietnam. As an ambassador and with over thirty years of diplomatic experience-beginning in 1948 when he was assigned to Hanoi and involving other postings in Southeast Asia-he brought to his analysis a long and rich personal experience with events in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

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Hand Injuries in the Emergency Department


Free Download Hand Injuries in the Emergency Department by Peter Houpt
English | September 27, 2022 | ISBN: 103232242X | 94 pages | EPUB | 5.36 Mb
This new pocketbook introduces students, junior doctors, and clinicians to the vital skills of diagnostic strategy and clinical reasoning for hand injuries. 30% of the patients in an emergency department present with hand injuries or acute non-traumatic problems of the hand. These are rarely life-threatening but can lead to high morbidity and disability due to inadequate diagnosis and treatment resulting in malpractice claims. This book is an easy-to-use ready reckoner for physicians working in ER departments and residents or fellows exposed to hand surgery. It addresses the needs of its core readers and encourages them to refine their powers of observation during physical examination.

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Present at the Creation My Years in the State Department


Free Download Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department by Dean Acheson
English | September 17, 1987 | ISBN: 0393304124 | True EPUB | 842 pages | 9.96 MB
With deft portraits of many world figures, Dean Acheson analyzes the processes of policy making, the necessity for decision, and the role of power and initiative in matters of state.

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