'Facing the Phoenix/the CIA and the Political Defeat of the United States in Vietnam' by Zalin Grant (Books)


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Books : Facing the Phoenix/the CIA and the Political Defeat of the United States in Vietnam

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by: Zalin Grant See Larger Image Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 959.7043 EAN: 9780393029253 ISBN: 0393029255 Label: W W Norton & Co Inc Manufacturer: W W Norton & Co Inc Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 395 Publication Date: 1991-01 Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc Sales Rank: 1068591 Studio: W W Norton & Co Inc Related Items: In the Midst of Wars: An American's Mission to Southeast Asia The Vietnamese War: Revolution and Social Change in the Mekong Delta, 1930-1975 (Pacific Basin Institute Book) The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB see more Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - The Best Book on the Vietnam War? This book is a contender for the title of "Best Book on the Vietnam War." This is not a "war story" book or a record of military fights on the battlefield. Instead, it recounts the struggles among the allies, both in Indochina and in Washington, D.C., to find and pursue a strategy. The fact that it took the U.S. so long to come to a winning strategy explains why the American Congress eventually lost enthusiasm for the war and pulled the plug just when the South Vietnamese had risen to the point ... Read More

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