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Westmoreland: The General Who Lost Vietnam
by Lewis Sorley
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0547518269
- ISBN 13
- 9780547518268
- Seller
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Champaign, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, October 2011. Hardcover . Very Good/Very Good. Very Good Hardcover with Very Good- Dustjacket. Light to mild shelfwear to DJ, including creasing on flaps. Light shelfwear to covers. Spine ends bumped. Pages yellowing, but clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.
Synopsis
“ Westmoreland is a great book, a classic by an author who knows his subject well and tells the story without hesitation.” — General Donn A. Starry, U.S. Army (ret.), Commander, Army Training and Doctrine Command (1977–1981) Is it possible that the riddle of America’s military failure in Vietnam has a one-word, one-man answer? Unless and until we understand General William Westmoreland, we will never understand what went wrong in Vietnam. An Eagle Scout at fifteen, First Captain of his West Point class, Westmoreland fought in two wars and became Superintendent at West Point. Then he was chosen to lead the war effort in Vietnam for four crucial years. He proved a disaster. He could not think creatively about unconventional warfare, chose an unavailing strategy, stuck to it in the face of all opposition, and stood accused of fudging the results when it mattered most. In this definitive portrait, Lewis Sorley makes a plausible case that the war could have been won were it not for Westmoreland. The tragedy of William Westmoreland carries lessons not just for Vietnam, but for the future of American leadership. Westmoreland is essential reading from a masterly historian.
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- Bookseller
- Jane Addams Book Shop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230196
- Title
- Westmoreland: The General Who Lost Vietnam
- Author
- Lewis Sorley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0547518269
- ISBN 13
- 9780547518268
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- October 2011
- Pages
- 416
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Jane Addams Book Shop
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Champaign, Illinois
About Jane Addams Book Shop
We are a locally owned, independent bookstore that has been in business for more than twenty-five years. With more than 70,000 titles in our shop we have a number of very well-stocked sections that span fifteen separate rooms on three floors.
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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