The Living and the Dead; Robert McNamara and Five Lives of a Lost War

Hendrickson, Paul

ISBN 10: 0679427619 / ISBN 13: 9780679427612

Editore: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1996

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x, 427,[9] pages. Illustrations. Note on Sources. Selected bibliography. Index. Inscribed by the author. on the half-title page. . The author explores the early life and career of Robert McNamara, through his tenure as Secretary of Defense under Lyndon Johnson. He also tells the stories of five people whose lives were deeply affected by McNamara's role in overseeing the Vietnam War: an artist who tried to assassinate McNamara, a Marine scarred by battle in Vietnam, a Quaker who immolated himself in protest of the war, a nurse who endured a traumatic tour of duty in Vietnam, and a Vietnamese man who was enlisted to fight by the United States and was then left behind when the U.S. pulled out of Vietnam. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Codice articolo 55948

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Titolo: The Living and the Dead; Robert McNamara and...

Casa editrice: Alfred A. Knopf, New York

Data di pubblicazione: 1996

Legatura: Hardcover

Condizione: Very good

Condizione sovraccoperta: Very good

autografato: Signed by Author(s)

Edizione: 1st Edition

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One of the finest books to emerge from the Vietnam experience, The Living and the Dead presents a brilliant study of Robert McNamara, his decision-making during the war, and the way his decisions affected his own life and the lives of five individuals. A monumental work about power, its abuse, and its victims, this meticulously researched, beautifully written, explosive, and passionate book is often in conflict with McNamara's version of events. First serial in the Washington Post. 8 photos.

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Book by Hendrickson Paul