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This tome confirms what most soldier, sailors, airmen, and marines thought about the Vietnam War they fought in. Militarily, we won it. We never lost a battle. Politically, we lost it, by inept, corrupt, ignorant, agenda driven policies of the Presidents, and Congress. The ultimate act, was when Congress refused to fund aid for the empowered, trained South Vietnam Army when we were withdrawing. There were a litany of mistakes made. Mainly by Kennedy, and Johnson. Nixon had to clean up the hot mess he inherited. He understood how to wield power. He brought the North Vietnamese to the Peace table. Well researched, documented, facts, events, connections which many people missed or ignored. Well worth the read. Recommend.
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The information is concise but notes are supplied for further research to back the data. The author clears up a lot of misinformation. He does not pander to the politically correct. I grew up during the Vietnam War and there is information I did not know. The governments misconduct is listed.
This book,gave me much more in-sight,than I had anticipated,especially being a Vietnam Veteran (1967-68),myself! It keeps you wondering,as I have done in the past,truly WHY,we ever got ourselves involved,militarily,when the POLITICIANS,were obviously,call the shots...WE lost over 58,000 as casulties to this war,and many more than this, over 200,000 to suicide and or agent orange,and other affects of this war/conflict! The South Vietnam govt was as corrupt as ours,so we were going to LOOSE this war,before it even started.
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