Dereliction of Duty
Subtitle: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: June 1, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780060929084
Subjects: American history: postwar, from c 1945 -; Asian / Middle Eastern history: postwar, from c 1945 -; Central government policies; International relations; Politics and government; History - General History; History; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; Military; USA; Vietnam; United States; Asia - Southeast Asia; Military - Vietnam War; United States - 20th Century/60s; History / General; 1963-1969; Vietnam War, 1961-1975
First sentence: The disaster of the Vietnam War would dominate America' memory of a decade that began with great promise.