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| Publisher | Rowman And Littlefield |
| ISBN 13 | 9780742560086 |
| Book Subtitle | America And Vietnam During The Kennedy Era |
| Book Description | Pulitzer-prize winning author David Halberstam's eyewitness account provides a riveting narrative of how the United States created a major foreign policy disaster for itself in a faraway land it knew little about. In the introduction to this edition, historian Daniel J. Singal supplies crucial background information that was unavailable in the mid-1960s when the book was written. With its numerous firsthand recollections of life in the war zone, The Making of a Quagmire penetrates to the essence of what went wrong in Vietnam. Although its focus is the Kennedy era, its analysis of the blunders and misconceptions of American military and political leaders holds true for the entire war. |
| Editorial Review | For all the legions of books published on the Vietnam War, none surpasses one of the earliest and most prescient-David Halberstam's The Making of a Quagmire. Halberstam's shrewd observations of the complexities of Vietnamese politics and the obstacles the U.S. faced early in achieving its goals deeply inform the entire book. A brilliant study that has lost none of its power despite the history that unfolded after its publication, Halberstam's book deserves to be read again and again. -- Ellen Fitzpatrick |
| About the Author | David Halberstam (1934-2007) was the author of 20 books, the last 14 of which have been national best-sellers. His most recent book, The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War, is about the Chinese entry into the Korean War. He was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting in Vietnam and was a member of the elective Society of American Historians. |
| Language | English |
| Author | David Halberstam |
| Editor | Daniel J. Singal |
| Publication Date | 28-Dec-07 |
| Number of Pages | 248 |
The Making Of A Quagmire: America And Vietnam During The Kennedy Era paperback english - 28-Dec-07
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