Westmoreland: The General Who Lost Vietnam
de Lewis Sorley (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0547518269
- ISBN 13
- 9780547518268
- Librería
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
Sinopsis
“ Westmoreland is a great book, a classic by an author who knows his subject well and tells the story without hesitation.” — General Donn A. Starry, U.S. Army (ret.), Commander, Army Training and Doctrine Command (1977–1981) Is it possible that the riddle of America’s military failure in Vietnam has a one-word, one-man answer? Unless and until we understand General William Westmoreland, we will never understand what went wrong in Vietnam. An Eagle Scout at fifteen, First Captain of his West Point class, Westmoreland fought in two wars and became Superintendent at West Point. Then he was chosen to lead the war effort in Vietnam for four crucial years. He proved a disaster. He could not think creatively about unconventional warfare, chose an unavailing strategy, stuck to it in the face of all opposition, and stood accused of fudging the results when it mattered most. In this definitive portrait, Lewis Sorley makes a plausible case that the war could have been won were it not for Westmoreland. The tragedy of William Westmoreland carries lessons not just for Vietnam, but for the future of American leadership. Westmoreland is essential reading from a masterly historian.
Reseñas
(¡Iniciar sesión or Crear una cuenta primero!)
Detalles
- Librería
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 013815
- Título
- Westmoreland: The General Who Lost Vietnam
- Autor
- Lewis Sorley (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0547518269
- ISBN 13
- 9780547518268
- Editorial
- Houghton, Mifflin, Harcourt
- Lugar de publicación
- Boston, MA
- Fecha de publicación
- 2011
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Palabras clave
- General William Westmoreland, West Point, Vietnam, Guerrilla Warfare, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam War, Tet Offensive, U.S. Army, unconventional warfare,
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Cold War;
Términos de venta
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Sobre el vendedor
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Sobre Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Glosario
Algunos términos que podrían usarse en esta descripción incluyen:
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...