The Making of a Quagmire: America and Vietnam During the Kennedy Era by Halberstam, David (9780742560086)

The Making of a Quagmire: America and Vietnam During the Kennedy Era - Revised

by Halberstam, David , Singal, Daniel J.

Paperback - English

Pulitzer-prize winning author David Halberstam's eyewitness account of the most critical political period of U.S. involvement in Vietnam--the Kennedy/Diem era--remains as fresh and stimulating today as when it was first published in 1965. In the introduction to this edition, historian Daniel J. Singal provides crucial background information that was unavailable when the book was written.

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ADDITIONAL INFO

Edition Number

Revised

ISBN

0742560082

EAN

9780742560086

Publisher

UNITED SYNAGOGUE OF CONSERVATI

Publication Date

09 Nov 2007

Pages

248

Weight (kg)

0.39

Dimensions (cm)

22.7 x 15.4 x 1.5

About Author

David Halberstam was one of America's most distinguished journalists and historians. He covered the beginnings of the Civil Rights movement and reported for the New York Times on the war in Vietnam. The author of fifteen bestsellers, he won the Pulitzer Prize for his Vietnam reporting. He was killed in a car accident on April 23, 2007, while on his way to an interview for what was to be his next book.