The road not taken: Edward Lansdale and the American tragedy in Vietnam
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Published:
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2018].
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9780871409416, 0871409410
Physical Desc:
l, 717 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status:
Aims Greeley Circulation
E840.5.L36 B66 2018
Description
"In chronicling the adventurous life of legendary CIA operative Edward Lansdale, The Road Not Taken definitively reframes our understanding of the Vietnam War. In this epic biography of Edward Lansdale (1908- 1987), the man said to be the fictional model for Graham Greene's The Quiet American, best-selling historian Max Boot demonstrates how Lansdale pioneered a "hearts and mind" diplomacy, first in the Philippines, then in Vietnam. It was a visionary policy that, as Boot reveals, was ultimately crushed by America's giant military bureaucracy, steered by elitist generals and blueblood diplomats who favored troop build-ups and napalm bombs over winning the trust of the people. Through dozens of interviews and access to neverbefore-seen documents--including long-hidden love letters--Boot recasts this cautionary American story, tracing the bold rise and the crashing fall of the roguish "T. E. Lawrence of Asia" from the battle of Dien Bien Phu to the humiliating American evacuation in 1975. Bringing a tragic complexity to this so-called "ugly American," this "engrossing biography" (Karl Marlantes) rescues Lansdale from historical ignominy and suggests that Vietnam could have been different had we only listened. With reverberations that continue to play out in Iraq and Afghanistan, The Road Not Taken is a biography of profound historical consequence"--
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Generals -- United States -- Biography.
Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography.
Lansdale, Edward Geary, -- 1908-1987.
United States. -- Air Force -- Officers -- Biography.
United States. -- Central Intelligence Agency -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States.
Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography.
Lansdale, Edward Geary, -- 1908-1987.
United States. -- Air Force -- Officers -- Biography.
United States. -- Central Intelligence Agency -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States.
More Details
Street Date:
1801
Language:
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"In chronicling the adventurous life of legendary CIA operative Edward Lansdale, The Road Not Taken definitively reframes our understanding of the Vietnam War. In this epic biography of Edward Lansdale (1908- 1987), the man said to be the fictional model for Graham Greene's The Quiet American, best-selling historian Max Boot demonstrates how Lansdale pioneered a "hearts and mind" diplomacy, first in the Philippines, then in Vietnam. It was a visionary policy that, as Boot reveals, was ultimately crushed by America's giant military bureaucracy, steered by elitist generals and blueblood diplomats who favored troop build-ups and napalm bombs over winning the trust of the people. Through dozens of interviews and access to neverbefore-seen documents--including long-hidden love letters--Boot recasts this cautionary American story, tracing the bold rise and the crashing fall of the roguish "T. E. Lawrence of Asia" from the battle of Dien Bien Phu to the humiliating American evacuation in 1975. Bringing a tragic complexity to this so-called "ugly American," this "engrossing biography" (Karl Marlantes) rescues Lansdale from historical ignominy and suggests that Vietnam could have been different had we only listened. With reverberations that continue to play out in Iraq and Afghanistan, The Road Not Taken is a biography of profound historical consequence"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Boot, M. (2018). The road not taken: Edward Lansdale and the American tragedy in Vietnam. First edition. New York, Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Boot, Max, 1968-. 2018. The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam. New York, Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Boot, Max, 1968-, The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam. New York, Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2018.
MLA Citation (style guide)Boot, Max. The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam. First edition. New York, Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2018.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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