The First Battle
Subtitle: Operation Starlite and the Beginning of the Blood Debt in Vietnam
Publisher: Presidio Press
Published: January 31, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780891418863
Subjects: American history: Vietnam War; Asian history: Vietnam War; Battles & campaigns; Military History - Vietnam Conflict; History; History - Military / War; Military; USA; Vietnam; Military - United States; Military - Vietnam War; History / Military / Vietnam War
First sentence: The United States came to this pass in baby steps, characterized more by Cold War fears, hubris, and inattention than by level-headed policy examination.