In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam
NY: Times Books / Random House, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 7th Printing. Request free DJ mylar w/e-mail to seller.6.5"x9.5" 414 numbered indexed pgs. Black cloth spine w/gilt letters wrapping black boards w/author's name in gold foil letters on front. Maps of east Asia for paste-downs. Book design by Naomi Osnos and M. Kristen Bearse. DJ design by Lawrence Ratzkin. Author photo by Diana Walker. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean w/soft tone. Not x-library, unclipped ($27.50), unmarked. Moisture stain along edge of back board and heel of spine. Edge & shelf wear to DJ. No bumps. Price covers extra shipping weight & secure ship in box w/track #. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #17446
ISBN: 0812925238
The definitive insider's account of American policy making in Vietnam. "Can anyone remember a public official with the courage to confess error and explain where he and his country went wrong? This is what Robert McNamara does in this brave, honest, honorable, and altogether compelling book."—Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Written twenty years after the end of the Vietnam War, former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's controversial memoir answers the lingering questions that surround this disastrous episode in American history. With unprecedented candor and drawing on a wealth of newly declassified documents, McNamara reveals the fatal misassumptions behind our involvement in Vietnam. Keenly observed and dramatically written, In Retrospe... Source: Publisher.
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