A Better War
Subtitle: The Unexamined Victories and Final Tragedy of America's Last Years in Vietnam
Publisher: Harvest Books
Published: April 28, 2007
Language: eng
Number of pages: 528
ISBN-13: 9780156013093
First sentence: WHEN, IN JANUARY 1964, General William C. Westmoreland was sent to Vietnam as deputy to General Paul Harkins-and became, a few months later, his successor in command of U.S. forces there-he was chosen from a slate of four candidates presented to President Lyndon Johnson.