Lessons in disaster
Subtitle: McGeorge Bundy and the path to war in Vietnam
By: Gordon M. Goldstein.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Times Books/Henry Holt and Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
Subjects: Bundy, McGeorge; Bundy, McGeorge -- Political and social views; National Security Council (U.S.) -- History -- 20th century; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Causes; Political consultants -- United States -- Biography; Presidents -- United States -- Staff -- Biography; National security -- United States -- History -- 20th century; United States -- Foreign relations -- Vietnam; Vietnam -- Foreign relations -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1961-1963 -- Decision making; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1963-1969 -- Decision making
Genres: Biography.
Description: Drawing on prodigious research as well as the interviews and analysis he has conducted with former National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy, Goldstein offers this revelatory look at the decisions that led to the U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.