The road not taken
Boot, Max, 1968-2018
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In this biography of Edward Lansdale, the man said to be the model for Graham Greene's 'The Quiet American', 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 favoured troop build-ups and napalm bombs over winning the trust of the people. Through dozens of interviews and access to never-before-seen documents - including long-hidden love letters - Boot recasts this cautionary American story, tracing the bold rise and crashing fall of the roguish 'T.E. Lawrence of Asia' from the battle of Dien Bien Phu to the humiliating American evacuation in 1975.
Main title:
The road not taken / Max Boot.
Author:
Boot, Max, 1968-, author
Imprint:
London : Apollo Library, 2018.
Collation:
768 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm
ISBN:
9781788542685 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
327.12092
Language:
English
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BRN:
2522275
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