Synopsis While the bulk of books on the Vietnam War chart its slow escalation, this in-depth analysis illuminates the later years of America's involvement in the war. Sorley, a war veteran and military history writer, focuses on the years after 1968's Tet Offensive, relying heavily on notes taken from over 400 classified tapes recorded in Saigon between 1968 and 1972.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2007-04-28 | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Height: | 9.0 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.5 in | | Weight: | 26.4 oz |
Publisher's Note Drawing on access to previously classified material, a military historian provides a meticulously documented study of the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1975, arguing that while the war was being won on the ground, it was being lost in the U.S. Congress and at the peace negotiations.
Industry Reviews ""A BETTER WAR" is A comprehensive and long-overdue examination of the immediate post-Tet offensive years, perhaps the most fascinating years of the war. A first-rate historian and a third-generation West Point graduate who served in Vietnam, Sorley focuses on what was indeed the remarkable military improvement of the South Vietnamese after Tet." New York Times Book Review - Jeffrey Record (06/13/1999)
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