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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100449908704
ISBN-139780449908709
eBay Product ID (ePID)536622
Product Key Features
Edition20
Book TitleBest and the Brightest
Number of Pages720 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / 20th Century, Military / Vietnam War, Commentary & Opinion
Publication Year1993
GenrePolitical Science, History
AuthorDavid Halberstam
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight24 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.1 in
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Reviews"For anyone who aspires to a position of national leadership, no matter the circumstances of his or her birth, this book should be mandatory reading. And anyone who feels a need, as a confused former prisoner of war once felt the need, for insights into how a great and good nation can lose a war and see its worthy purposes and principles destroyed by self-delusion can do no better than to read and reread David Halberstam's The Best and the Brightest." --from the Foreword by Senator John McCain "The most comprehensive saga of how America became involved in Vietnam. . . . [I]t is also The Iliad of the American empire and The Odyssey of this nation's search for its idealistic soul." --The Boston Globe "Seductively readable. . . . [I]t is a staggeringly ambitious undertaking that is fully matched by Halberstam's perfor-mance." --Newsweek "A rich, entertaining, and profound reading experience." --The New York Times, "For anyone who aspires to a position of national leadership, no matter the circumstances of his or her birth, this book should be mandatory reading. And anyone who feels a need, as a confused former prisoner of war once felt the need, for insights into how a great and good nation can lose a war and see its worthy purposes and principles destroyed by self-delusion can do no better than to read and reread David Halberstam's The Best and the Brightest ." --from the Foreword by Senator John McCain "The most comprehensive saga of how America became involved in Vietnam. . . . [I]t is also The Iliad of the American empire and The Odyssey of this nation's search for its idealistic soul." -- The Boston Globe "Seductively readable. . . . [I]t is a staggeringly ambitious undertaking that is fully matched by Halberstam's perfor-mance." -- Newsweek "A rich, entertaining, and profound reading experience." -- The New York Times From the Hardcover edition., "For anyone who aspires to a position of national leadership, no matter the circumstances of his or her birth, this book should be mandatory reading. And anyone who feels a need, as a confused former prisoner of war once felt the need, for insights into how a great and good nation can lose a war and see its worthy purposes and principles destroyed by self-delusion can do no better than to read and reread David Halberstam's The Best and the Brightest ." --from the Foreword by Senator John McCain "The most comprehensive saga of how America became involved in Vietnam. . . . [I]t is also The Iliad of the American empire and The Odyssey of this nation's search for its idealistic soul." -- The Boston Globe "Seductively readable. . . . [I]t is a staggeringly ambitious undertaking that is fully matched by Halberstam's perfor-mance." -- Newsweek "A rich, entertaining, and profound reading experience." -- The New York Times
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal973.92
Edition DescriptionAnniversary
SynopsisDavid Halberstam's masterpiece, the defining history of the making of the Vietnam tragedy, with a new Foreword by Senator John McCain. "A rich, entertaining, and profound reading experience."- The New York Times Using portraits of America's flawed policy makers and accounts of the forces that drove them, The Best and the Brightest reckons magnificently with the most important abiding question of our country's recent history- Why did America become mired in Vietnam, and why did we lose? As the definitive single-volume answer to that question, this enthralling book has never been superseded. It is an American classic. Praise for The Best and the Brightest "The most comprehensive saga of how America became involved in Vietnam. . . . It is also the Iliad of the American empire and the Odyssey of this nation's search for its idealistic soul. The Best and the Brightest is almost like watching an Alfred Hitchcock thriller." - The Boston Globe "Deeply moving . . . We cannot help but feel the compelling power of this narrative. . . . Dramatic and tragic, a chain of events overwhelming in their force, a distant war embodying illusions and myths, terror and violence, confusions and courage, blindness, pride, and arrogance." - LosAngelesTimes "A fascinating tale of folly and self-deception . . . An absorbing, detailed, and devastatingly caustic tale of Washington in the days of the Caesars." - The Washington Post Book World "Seductively readable . . . It is a staggeringly ambitious undertaking that is fully matched by Halberstam's performance. . . . This is in all ways an admirable and necessary book." - Newsweek "A story every American should read." - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, David Halberstam's masterpiece, the defining history of the making of the Vietnam tragedy, with a new Foreword by Senator John McCain. "A rich, entertaining, and profound reading experience."-- The New York Times Using portraits of America's flawed policy makers and accounts of the forces that drove them, The Best and the Brightest reckons magnificently with the most important abiding question of our country's recent history: Why did America become mired in Vietnam, and why did we lose? As the definitive single-volume answer to that question, this enthralling book has never been superseded. It is an American classic. Praise for The Best and the Brightest "The most comprehensive saga of how America became involved in Vietnam. . . . It is also the Iliad of the American empire and the Odyssey of this nation's search for its idealistic soul. The Best and the Brightest is almost like watching an Alfred Hitchcock thriller." -- The Boston Globe "Deeply moving . . . We cannot help but feel the compelling power of this narrative. . . . Dramatic and tragic, a chain of events overwhelming in their force, a distant war embodying illusions and myths, terror and violence, confusions and courage, blindness, pride, and arrogance." -- Los Angeles Times "A fascinating tale of folly and self-deception . . . [An] absorbing, detailed, and devastatingly caustic tale of Washington in the days of the Caesars." -- The Washington Post Book World "Seductively readable . . . It is a staggeringly ambitious undertaking that is fully matched by Halberstam's performance. . . . This is in all ways an admirable and necessary book." -- Newsweek "A story every American should read." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch, David Halberstam's masterpiece, the defining history of the making of the Vietnam tragedy, with a new Foreword by Senator John McCain. "A rich, entertaining, and profound reading experience."-- The New York Times Using portraits of America's flawed policy makers and accounts of the forces that drove them, The Best and the Brightest reckons magnificently with the most important abiding question of our country's recent history: Why did America become mired in Vietnam, and why did we lose? As the definitive single-volume answer to that question, this enthralling book has never been superseded. It is an American classic. Praise for The Best and the Brightest "The most comprehensive saga of how America became involved in Vietnam. . . . It is also the Iliad of the American empire and the Odyssey of this nation's search for its idealistic soul. The Best and the Brightest is almost like watching an Alfred Hitchcock thriller." -- The Boston Globe "Deeply moving . . . We cannot help but feel the compelling power of this narrative. . . . Dramatic and tragic, a chain of events overwhelming in their force, a distant war embodying illusions and myths, terror and violence, confusions and courage, blindness, pride, and arrogance." -- Los Angeles Times "A fascinating tale of folly and self-deception . . . An] absorbing, detailed, and devastatingly caustic tale of Washington in the days of the Caesars." -- The Washington Post Book World "Seductively readable . . . It is a staggeringly ambitious undertaking that is fully matched by Halberstam's performance. . . . This is in all ways an admirable and necessary book." -- Newsweek "A story every American should read." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
LC Classification NumberE169.12
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- Mar 21, 2017
Insight into how and why we got into Vietnam
This book provides the details behind the Pentagon Papers. The author's interviews with key players and subsequent analysis provides a view of how we got into Vietnam and is nothing short of shocking. If this Information would have been available to the public in 1965, there wouldn't have been a Vietnam war and the loss of 54 thousand American lives and hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese. My view of the war was changed forever.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Mar 15, 2022
The scam of Viet Nam
younger generations need to read this before buying into conflicts that dont realy involve. Our American treasure is our people and our young were wasted due to political gamesVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 21, 2020
Accurate title, the Best and Brightest, is tongue in cheek
A great copy, delivered on time. A great history of American politics and foreign policy in the 40s-60s. Eventhough Halberstam is left of center, he's my favorite historian.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Aug 24, 2021
TO.read.list.
great.read..great.author..Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Mar 05, 2022
A sad but true story of liberal politicians sadly thinking they could win the Vietnam war.
A complete account of the forces which came together to create the Vietnam war fiasco and mismanaging that war and causing the demise of over 58,000 American casualties in Vietnam.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Jul 05, 2018
Explains how JFK and his crew really thought of the world
Amazing book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Apr 29, 2024
perfect
Very good bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Sep 07, 2021
Like it
Like itVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
