McNAMARA AT WAR: A NEW HISTORY

McNAMARA AT WAR: A NEW HISTORY30K First Print The fullest biography of Robert McNamara, a formidable but deeply flawed man at the center of the Vietnam War. he was the architect of the Vietnam War and as such was deeply flawed as early as 1965 he privately acknowledged that the Vietnam War was unwinnable the authors had great access to his widow and children, a new diary from one of his aides, and a cache of correspondence between him and Jackie Kennedy there are lots of lessons

these new histories uncover a world that many of us only see in the movies

reconnaissance pigeons like Sir Veillance were outfitted with tiny cameras to photograph enemy activity

Stanley Lovell

the outcome becomes entangled with the fate of American democracy

Menacing botanical illustrations and splendidly ghastly drawings create a fascinating portrait of the evildoers that may be lurking in your own backyard

when Sherri Goodman became the Pentagon’s first Chief Environmental Officer

and on rice plantations in the coastal plains

The drama that ensued would force him to find reserves of courage he didn’t know he had

especially following his sensational escape from Wormwood Scrubs prison

historian Alexander Rose reveals the unforgettable story of the spy ring that helped America win the Revolutionary War

he introduces the concept of US civil-intelligence relations to explain the interaction between intelligence and the society it serves

Librarian-spy Irene has settled into a routine