The road not taken : Edward Lansdale and the American tragedy in Vietnam
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Published
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2018].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Status
John & Judy Gay Library - Adult Biography
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Published
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2018].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
L, 717 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 661-675) and index.
Citation/References
Library Journal,,November 15, 2017
Citation/References
Booklist,,October 15, 2017
Citation/References
Kirkus Reviews,,October 15, 2017
Citation/References
Publishers Weekly,,October 30, 2017
Description
In this epic biography of Edward Lansdale (1908- 1987), the man said to be the fictional model for Graham Greene's The Quiet American , best-selling historian Max Boot demonstrates how Lansdale pioneered a "hearts and mind" diplomacy, first in the Philippines, then in Vietnam. It was a visionary policy that, as Boot reveals, was ultimately crushed by America's giant military bureaucracy, steered by elitist generals and blueblood diplomats who favored troop build-ups and napalm bombs over winning the trust of the people. Through dozens of interviews and access to neverbefore-seen documents-including long-hidden love letters-Boot recasts this cautionary American story, tracing the bold rise and the crashing fall of the roguish "T. E. Lawrence of Asia" from the battle of Dien Bien Phu to the humiliating American evacuation in 1975. Bringing a tragic complexity to this so-called "ugly American," this "engrossing biography" (Karl Marlantes) rescues Lansdale from historical ignominy and suggests that Vietnam could have been different had we only listened. With reverberations that continue to play out in Iraq and Afghanistan, The Road Not Taken is a biography of profound historical consequence.
Target Audience
Adult,Brodart.
Target Audience
Adult,Brodart.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Boot, M. (2018). The road not taken: Edward Lansdale and the American tragedy in Vietnam (First edition.). Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Boot, Max, 1968-. 2018. The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam. Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Boot, Max, 1968-. The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Boot, Max. The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam First edition., Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2018.
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