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Pros
The best and the brightest by david halberstam is about the vietnam war. The tragedy becomes even starker today as we see the previously demonized communist vietnam becoming a major trading partner of the united states.
David halberstam was obsessed with writing this book. He sees things through the lens of his politics, and i think that leads him astray at times. He believes the u. S.
Cons
Halberstam hides the fact that he was a hawk as late as 1965. The author’s writing style makes this book unreadable.
I was disappointed almost immediately. Concur with the other negative reviews. I agree with another reviewer who found the preface to be long-winded and self-serving.
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It also describes the interpersonal conflicts and the agony of the men involved in coming to terms with the enormous conflicts
I first read this book when it came out in 1969 and was very impressed with the insights it offered into the minds and flawed b... Read More
The us lost a lot of its asian expertise due to the mccarthyera purges many of these china experts warned about chiangs weakene... Read More
While i thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and learning so much about the vietnam war years i found myself saddened by the ne... Read More
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It is a 5plus star book in every sense
This book should be on everyones list
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- This product had a total of 1,305 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 26 2023.
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Thank you for treating it as such
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We as the military and civilians had no idea what was really going on behind the scenes
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It was all sold on the fact that the communist were going to take over the us if we didnt stop them there
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The fact this is my third reading should say it all
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He wanted to show the lies the fraudulent data the wishful thinking and coveryourasism that led to what he calls americas second greatest tragedy
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He was part of what he at one point calls the liberalegghead wing of the democratic party and he wants to give them credit for good things and to blame bad things on rightwingers and republicans
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But the book itself suggests that ww ii is actually to blame
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