Author : Norman Podhoretz
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9780671445782
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Why We Were in Vietnam by : Norman Podhoretz
Download or read book Why We Were in Vietnam written by Norman Podhoretz and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 1982 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Norman Podhoretz retells the story of how and why the United States went to war in Vietnam and how and why it was driven out. Highlighting the major turning points of the war, Podhoretz takes us on a fascinating journey through the entire series of ideas, policies and decisions that led to America's escalating involvement and eventual defeat. He also reviews the ideas of people who called those decisions immoral or criminal, as well as the arguments of those who at first supported the war and then turned against it. (from book jacket)