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David Halberstam's masterpiece, the defining history of the making of the Vietnam tragedy, with a new Foreword by Senator John McCain. Using 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? As the definitive single-volume answer to that question, this enthralling book has never been superseded. It is an American classic."
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The Best and the Brightest, David Halberstam
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- Released
- 1983
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- Title
- The Best and the Brightest
- Language
- English
- Authors
- David Halberstam
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Released
- 1983
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 831
- ISBN10
- 0140069836
- ISBN13
- 9780140069839
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, History, Political Science & Politics, Politics, Military History, Military Fiction, Wars, American History, International Relations
- Original title
- The best and the brightest
- Rating
- 4.25 out of 5
- Description
- David Halberstam's masterpiece, the defining history of the making of the Vietnam tragedy, with a new Foreword by Senator John McCain. Using 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? As the definitive single-volume answer to that question, this enthralling book has never been superseded. It is an American classic."