{"product_id":"road-to-disaster-a-new-history-of-americas-descent-into-vietnam-paperback","title":"Road to Disaster: A New History of America's Descent Into Vietnam - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian Vandemark\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The most thoughtful and judicious one-volume history of the war and the American political leaders who presided over the difficult and painful decisions that shaped this history. The book will stand for the foreseeable future as the best study of the tragic mistakes that led to so much suffering.\"--Robert Dallek\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany books have been written on the tragic decisions regarding Vietnam made by the young stars of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Yet despite millions of words of analysis and reflection, no historian has been able to explain why such decent, brilliant, and previously successful men stumbled so badly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat changes with \u003cem\u003eRoad to Disaster\u003c\/em\u003e. Historian Brian VanDeMark draws upon decades of archival research, his own interviews with many of those involved, and a wealth of previously unheard recordings by Robert McNamara and Clark Clifford, who served as Defense Secretaries for Kennedy and Johnson. Yet beyond that, \u003cem\u003eRoad to Disaster\u003c\/em\u003e is also the first history of the war to look at the cataclysmic decisions of those in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations through the prism of recent research in cognitive science, psychology, and organizational theory to explain why the \"Best and the Brightest\" became trapped in situations that suffocated creative thinking and willingness to dissent, why they found change so hard, and why they were so blind to their own errors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn epic history of America's march to quagmire, \u003cem\u003eRoad to Disaster\u003c\/em\u003e is a landmark in scholarship and a book of immense importance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany books have been written on the tragic decisions regarding Vietnam made by the young stars of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Yet despite millions of words of analysis and reflection, no historian has been able to fully explain why such decent, brilliant, and previously successful men failed so badly. With this book--more than twenty years in the making--that changes.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eRoad to Disaster, \u003c\/em\u003e acclaimed historian Brian VanDeMark draws upon decades of archival research, his own exclusive interviews with many of the officials involved with the war, and a wealth of previously unheard recordings by Robert McNamara and Clark Clifford, who served as defense secretaries for presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. Beyond that, \u003cem\u003eRoad to Disaster\u003c\/em\u003e is the first account of the war to look at the cataclysmic decisions of those in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations through the prism of recent research in cognitive science, psychology, and organizational theory to explain why \"the best and the brightest\" became trapped in situations that suffocated creative thinking and willingness to dissent; why they found change so hard; and why they were so blind to their \u003cbr\u003eown errors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA comprehensive history of America's descent into Vietnam during the 1960s that posits a striking new way of understanding that catastrophe, \u003cem\u003eRoad to Disaster\u003c\/em\u003e is a landmark in scholarship and a work of paramount importance, both in comprehending what happened and why, and--just as importantly--preventing fiascoes in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e--Military.com\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany books have been written on the tragic decisions regarding Vietnam made by the young stars of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Yet despite millions of words of analysis and reflection, no historian has been able to fully explain why such decent, brilliant, and previously successful men failed so badly. With this book--more than twenty years in the making--that changes.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eRoad to Disaster, \u003c\/em\u003e acclaimed historian Brian VanDeMark draws upon decades of archival research, his own exclusive interviews with many of the officials involved with the war, and a wealth of previously unheard recordings by Robert McNamara and Clark Clifford, who served as defense secretaries for presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. Beyond that, \u003cem\u003eRoad to Disaster\u003c\/em\u003e is the first account of the war to look at the cataclysmic decisions of those in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations through the prism of recent research in cognitive science, psychology, and organizational theory to explain why \"the best and the brightest\" became trapped in situations that suffocated creative thinking and willingness to dissent; why they found change so hard; and why they were so blind to their \u003cbr\u003eown errors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA comprehensive history of America's descent into Vietnam during the 1960s that posits a striking new way of understanding that catastrophe, \u003cem\u003eRoad to Disaster\u003c\/em\u003e is a landmark in scholarship and a work of paramount importance, both in comprehending what happened and why, and--just as importantly--preventing fiascoes in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1056\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.2 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53755435516237,"sku":"9780062859662","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/dFFubmZsU0dRSzdlYzlXQ3l5WnpZQT09.webp?v=1776718915","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/road-to-disaster-a-new-history-of-americas-descent-into-vietnam-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}