Better War The Unexamined Victories and Final Tragedy of America's Last Years in Vietnam

Name: Better War The Unexamined Victories and Final Tragedy of America's Last Years in Vietnam
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ISBN: 9780156013093

ISBN-10: 0156013096

ISBN-13: 9780156013093

Edition: 1999

Authors: Lewis Sorley, Harcourt Trade Publishers Staff

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Neglected by scholars and journalists alike, the years of conflict in Vietnam from 1968 to 1975 offer surprises not only about how the war was fought, but about what was achieved. Drawing from thousands of hours of previously unavailable (and still classified) tape-recorded meetings between the highest levels of the American military command in Vietnam, A Better War is an insightful, factual, and superbly documented history of these final years. Through his exclusive access to authoritative materials, award-winning historian Lewis Sorley highlights the dramatic differences in conception, conduct, and-at least for a time-results between the early and later years of the war. Among his most…

Book details

List price: $18.99
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 4/10/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 544
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 1.28" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Lewis Sorley, a third-generation graduate of West Point, served in Vietnam, in NATO forces, and as a Pentagon staff officer. He has taught at West Point and the U.S. Army War College, and has written widely on military affairs and national security. He lives in Potomac, Maryland.