The Ugly American
“A very important bombshell.” (New York Herald Tribune)“Not only important but consistently entertaining.” (New York Times)“Slashing.... Draw[s] the reader into a vital subject rarely treated by fiction.” (Time)“[A] powerful and absorbing indictment.... Should be required reading in Washington and elsewhere.” (Kirkus Reviews)“To make use of the truth, unbelievable truth... William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick wrote this devastating indictment of American policy [in Southeast Asia] as fiction. But any correspondent who has been any length of time in the locale of the story will recognize its veracity.” (Robert Trumbull - New York Times Book Review)“A delightfully readable book.” (James A. Michener)“Both enlightening and absorbing reading, with humor and wit.” (Boston Herald)“A powerful, searching book.” (Los Angeles Times)