Victory in the Cold War was possible, he said, and the greatest challenge to that victory was in the Asian/Pacific region. This book describes the Kennedy administration's desperate efforts to achieve the impossible dream: an American Cold War victory throughout Asia and the Pacific.
Preface - Finding the 'Right Key': Kennedy and the New Pacific Community - Rust Removal: The New Frontier in Guam and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands - Friend or Foe? Australia and Destiny - New Frontier vs. Guided Democracy: Kennedy, Sukarno, and Indonesia - 'Holding the Beachhead' in the Philippines and Japan - Assumption and 'Special Considerations': The Ryukyus - Conclusions - Bibliography - Index