The Making of a Quagmire, Volume 10Halberstam's Pultizer-Prize-winning eyewitness account of the most critical political period of American involvement in Vietnam is now designed for classroom use by Daniel J. Singal. Including a new introduction and footnotes describing unfamiliar people and events, this work is lively and accessible for students. With new maps and photographs, students can visualize the crucial political events and increase their understanding of the policy errors of the early 1960s. The Making of a Quagmire captures the story of the Diem/Kennedy era, and the fundamental misconceptions that governed American policy and the South Vietnamese perspective. |
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| Title | The Making of a Quagmire, Volume 10 The Making of a Quagmire, David Halberstam |
| Author | David Halberstam |
| Edition | reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Random House, 1965 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Oct 10, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0345357779, 9780345357779 |
| Length | 323 pages |
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