A Better War: The Unexamined Victories and the Final Tragedy of America's Last Years in Vietnam
by Sorley, Lewis
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0151002665
- ISBN 13
- 9780151002665
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About This Item
The paperback book is in fine condition. The image provided is the actual book I'm offering for sale. Uncorrected Proof. Pre first edition. No creases to the covers. No markings or damage to any pages. No sunning. No clips. Structure of the book (covers, spine, hinges) is tight and free of damage. Page block is nice and square. Cut pages. Additional photos will be provided upon request in order to ensure the quality and integrity of your book purchase.
Synopsis
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 on authoritative materials not previously available, including thousands of hours of tape-recorded allied councils of war, award-winning military historian Lewis Sorley has given us what has long been needed-an insightful, factual, and superbly documented history of these important years. Among his findings is that the war was being won on the ground even as it was being lost at the peace table and in the U.S. Congress. The story is a great human drama of purposeful and principled service in the face of an agonizing succession of lost opportunities, told with uncommon understanding and compassion. Sorley documents the dramatic differences in conception, conduct, and-at least for a time-results between the early and the later war. Meticulously researched and movingly told, A Better War is sure to stimulate controversy as it sheds brilliant new light on the war in Vietnam.
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- Bookseller
- The Dusty Bookcase (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0001264
- Title
- A Better War: The Unexamined Victories and the Final Tragedy of America's Last Years in Vietnam
- Author
- Sorley, Lewis
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Uncorrected Proof
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0151002665
- ISBN 13
- 9780151002665
- Publisher
- Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- 1960's; 1970's; Asia; History; Military; Non-Fiction; Southeast Asia; Southeast Asian; United States; Vietnam; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975
- Size
- Octavo
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