Dereliction of duty: Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the lies that led to Vietnam
Politics and government
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Makes the case that America's failed Vietnam War strategy of "gradual pressure" was driven by domestic political considerations with the timid acquiescence of military advisors. Avers that American leaders' "arrogance, weakness, (and) lying in the pursuit of self-interest" led to one of America's worst foreign policy debacles. 1997.
Title Details
ISBN
9780060187958
Publisher
HarperCollins
Copyright Date
1997
Book number
2386670
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Jake Williams
Duration
16 hours 43 minutes 48 seconds
Audio producer
NLS