Lessons in Disaster

Lessons in Disaster: McGeorge Bundy and the Path to War in Vietnam

Gordon M Golstein

Drawing on prodigious research as well as the interviews and analysis he has conducted with former National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy, Goldstein offers this revelatory look at the decisions that led to the U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

A revelatory look at the pivotal decisions that led to America’s entanglement in Vietnam.

“A compelling and Personally sympathetic appraisal of Bundy as a brilliant statesman but also as a fallible human being. Despite his remarkable intellect, Bundy ultimately failed to grasp the fundamental novelty of the historical challenge posed by a communism fanatically driven by nationalistic anti-communist passions. In that context, presidetial decision making became increasingly focused on the imperatives of a local war and less on its damaging impact on America’s world role”. Zbigniew Bezezinski, Former National Security Advisor.

“I had a part in a great failure. I made mistakes of perceptions, recommendation and execution. If I have learned anything I should share it.” McGeorge Bundy, the national security advisor to Presidents John F Kennedy and Lyndon B Johnson and principal architect of the Vietnam War.

Beautifully presented hardback edition in ‘As New’ condition with nice dust cover. Great book for anyone with an interest in the politics of the Vietnam War