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Westmoreland
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"Engrossing and hard-hitting." - Cleveland Plain Dealer
In this searing and authoritative biography, Lewis Sorley makes the case that America's military failure in Vietnam could have been avoided were it not for one man. General William Westmoreland had the credentials to be a superb leader: from First Captain of his West Point class, he rocketed up the ranks, becoming for a time the army's youngest lieutenant general. But as commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam, Westmoreland was a disaster, failing to grasp the war's complexities and holding firm to a flawed strategy in spite of all evidence and opposition. The definitive portrait of a military man promoted beyond his capabilities, Westmoreland is essential reading from a master historian.
In this searing and authoritative biography, Lewis Sorley makes the case that America's military failure in Vietnam could have been avoided were it not for one man. General William Westmoreland had the credentials to be a superb leader: from First Captain of his West Point class, he rocketed up the ranks, becoming for a time the army's youngest lieutenant general. But as commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam, Westmoreland was a disaster, failing to grasp the war's complexities and holding firm to a flawed strategy in spite of all evidence and opposition. The definitive portrait of a military man promoted beyond his capabilities, Westmoreland is essential reading from a master historian.
- ISBN:
- 9780547844923
- Publication Date:
- 2012-10-16
- Publisher:
- Mariner Books
- Language:
- English
- Page Count:
- 395
- Size:
- 7.98" l x 5.32" w x 1.06" h
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- World War I and II
- Historical
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