- McNamara’s War
- the Vietnam War, named for Robert Strange McNamara, former United States Secretary of Defense
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McNamara’s War
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McNamara — [məknə mɑːrə], Robert Strange, amerikanischer Politiker, * San Francisco (Calif.) 9. 6. 1916; Wirtschaftswissenschaftler; diente während des Zweiten Weltkriegs bei den Luftstreitkräften; wurde 1955 einer der Direktoren und 1960 Präsident der… … Universal-Lexikon
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McNamara, Robert S(trange) — born June 9, 1916, San Francisco, Calif., U.S. U.S. secretary of defense (1961–68). He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley (1937), earned a graduate degree at the Harvard Business School (1939), and later joined the Harvard… … Universalium
Robert McNamara — «McNamara» redirige aquí. Para el artista español, véase Fabio McNamara. Robert McNamara … Wikipedia Español
