Synopses & Reviews
Many tens of thousands of copies of were in the bookstores on publication day. Suddenly it seemed to vanish. Mr. Lederer and the late Mr. Burdick were convinced that the book had been suppressed by agencies of the government, and certainly it contains much that might make such agencies unhappy. In a highly dramatic narrative, it tells of blundering by our intelligence community in Southeast Asia, of error and incompetence--as well as heroics by Americans who understood Asia. Today, brought back to life after twelve years in limbo, ironically retitled , and given a new, explanatory introduction, it is still relevant. The prescience of its message has been proved by events. The drama of its people and the drive of its narrative are undiminished.
Synopsis
In 1965, the authors of published the novel , a book which they felt had an even more dramatic message than their great best-seller. was greeted with high praise, was a selection of both the Literary Guild and the Reader's Digest Condensed Book Club.
About the Author
William J. Lederer (1912-2009) was the co-author of The Ugly American (with Eugene Burdick), The Mirages of Marriage (with Don D. Jackson) and other books.Eugene Burdick's other books include Fail-Safe.