The living and the dead : Robert McNamara and five lives of a lost war
Hendrickson, Paul, 1944-
The living and the dead : Robert McNamara and five lives of a lost war / Paul Hendrickson - New York : Alfred A. Knopf , 1996. - ix, 427 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references ( p.409-415) and index.
One of the finest books to emerge from the Vietnam experience, The Living and the Dead presents a brilliant study of Robert McNamara, his decision-making during the war, and the way his decisions affected his own life and the lives of five individuals. A monumental work about power, its abuse, and its victims, this meticulously researched, beautifully written, explosive, and passionate book is often in conflict with McNamara's version of events. First serial in the Washington Post. 8 photos.
0679427619
96007445
McNamara, Robert S., 1916-
Vietnam War, 1961-1975----United States
973.7043 HEN
The living and the dead : Robert McNamara and five lives of a lost war / Paul Hendrickson - New York : Alfred A. Knopf , 1996. - ix, 427 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references ( p.409-415) and index.
One of the finest books to emerge from the Vietnam experience, The Living and the Dead presents a brilliant study of Robert McNamara, his decision-making during the war, and the way his decisions affected his own life and the lives of five individuals. A monumental work about power, its abuse, and its victims, this meticulously researched, beautifully written, explosive, and passionate book is often in conflict with McNamara's version of events. First serial in the Washington Post. 8 photos.
0679427619
96007445
McNamara, Robert S., 1916-
Vietnam War, 1961-1975----United States
973.7043 HEN
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