The Best and the Brightest - David Halberstam
The Best and the Brightest - David Halberstam David Halberstam's masterpiece, the defining history of the making of the Vietnam tragedy, with a new Foreword by Senator John McCain. As the definitive…
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The Best and the Brightest - David Halberstam
David Halberstam's masterpiece, the defining history of the making of the Vietnam tragedy, with a new Foreword by Senator John McCain. As the definitive single-volume answer to that question, this enthralling book has never been superseded. "A rich, entertaining, and profound reading experience."--The New York TimesUsing 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?
It is also the Iliad of the American empire and the Odyssey of this nation's search It is an American classic.Praise for The Best and the Brightest "The most comprehensive saga of how America became involved in Vietnam. . . .