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David Halberstam’s masterpiece, the defining history of the making of the Vietnam tragedy.

Using portraits of America’s flawed policy makers and accounts of the forces that drove them, The Best and the Brightest reckons magnificently with the most important abiding question of our country’s recent history: Why did America become mired in Vietnam, and why did we lose? As the definitive single-volume answer to that question, this enthralling book has never been superseded. It is an American classic.

Synopsis:

An account of American power and politics in the 1950s and 1960s highlights the political and military figures who shaped domestic and foreign policy and who orchestrated America's involvement in Vietnam. 15,000 first printing.

Description:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [767]-772) and index.
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About the Author

David Halberstam is the author of a number of books, including The Powers That Be, The Reckoning, Summer of '49, and Playing for Keeps. He lives in New York City. His new book, War in a Time of Peace, will be published in September, 2001.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781588360984
Publisher:
Modern Library
Subject:
United States - 20th Century
Foreword:
McCain, John S.
Author:
Halberstam, David
Author:
David Halberstam
Subject:
Military - Vietnam War
Subject:
United States
Subject:
Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975
Subject:
History-United States - 20th Century
Subject:
History-Military - Vietnam War
Subject:
History : Military - Vietnam War
Subject:
History : United States - 20th Century
Subject:
Vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Vietnamese Conflict, 19
Subject:
History : Military - General
Subject:
main_subject
Subject:
all_subjects
Edition Description:
Modern Library
Publication Date:
2001
Binding:
ELECTRONIC
Language:
English
Pages:
780
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