description: 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.
language: English
title: The Living and the Dead
titlecomplete: The Living and the Dead
genres: Politics, Biography, American History, War, Nonfiction, History, Military History
ratings_count: 191
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Nonfiction
publisher: Random House Value Publishing