Bibliograph

The road not taken, Edward Lansdale and the American tragedy in Vietnam, Max Boot

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The road not taken, Edward Lansdale and the American tragedy in Vietnam, Max Boot

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The road not taken

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1867571

Responsibility statement

Max Boot

Sub title

Edward Lansdale and the American tragedy in Vietnam

Summary

A biography of Edward Lansdale, the CIA operative. Boot chronicles his rise and fall as a proponent of a visionary "hearts and minds" diplomacy in Vietnam who was ultimately overruled by the American military bureaucracy, which favored bombs and troop build-ups over winning the people's trust

Table Of Contents

Prologue: The day of the dead: Saigon, November 1-2, 1963 -- Introduction: The misunderstood man -- Ad man (1908-1945) -- Colonel Landslide (1945-1954) -- National builder (1954-1956) -- Washington warrior (1957-1963) -- Bastard child (1964-1968) -- The beaten man (1968-1987) -- Afterword: Landalism in the twenty-first century

Target audience

adult

Classification