Books on War
The Making of a Quagmire: This book thoroughly analyzes what went wrong in Vietnam. Although its focus is the Kennedy era, its analysis of the blunders and misconceptions of American military and political leaders holds true for the entire war.
The Best and the Brightest: This book traces the origins of the Vietnam War based on years of research. The book focuses on the erroneous foreign policy crafted by the academics and intellectuals who were in John F. Kennedy's administration, and the disastrous consequences of those policies in Vietnam.
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War in a Time of Peace, Bush, Clinton and the Generals: A book about Washington politics and foreign policy in post Cold War America. A careful analysis of how the decisions of men who served in the Vietnam War, and those who did not, shaped America's role in global events. Power players included Clinton, Bush, Reagan, Kissinger, James Baker, Dick Cheney and Madeleine Albright. A stunning view of modern political America.
The Coldest Winter, America and the Korean War: A defining book for the Korean War. Halberstam used his unrivalled research and formidable journalistic skills to shed light on another dark corner in our history: the Korean War. Halberstam considered The Coldest Winter the best book he ever wrote, the culmination of forty-five years of writing about America's postwar foreign policy.
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