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Westmoreland: The General Who Lost Vietnam
by Lewis Sorley (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0547518269
- ISBN 13
- 9780547518268
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA: Houghton, Mifflin, Harcourt, 2011 Houghton, Mifflin, Harcourt, Boston, MA. 2011. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Signed by the author on the title page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bump to front board bottom edge; light bump to upper front tip; small splash stains on textblock top. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($30.00); crease across the inner portion of the rear flap. Gray paper over boards with green paper overlay on the spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. 395 pp 8vo. Westmoreland was a Superintendent at West Point who 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. The author makes the point that not for Westmoreland, the Vietnam War could have been won. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013815
- Title
- Westmoreland: The General Who Lost Vietnam
- Author
- Lewis Sorley (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0547518269
- ISBN 13
- 9780547518268
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin, Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 2011
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- General William Westmoreland, West Point, Vietnam, Guerrilla Warfare, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam War, Tet Offensive, U.S. Army, unconventional warfare,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cold War;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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