The road not taken : Edward Lansdale and the American tragedy in Vietnam / Max Boot.
The road not taken : Edward Lansdale and the American tragedy in Vietnam / Max Boot.
The road not taken : Edward Lansdale and the American tragedy in Vietnam / Max Boot.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2018]
Call Numbers
G 2018/3691
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xxxix, 717 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Ad man (1908/1945) -- Colonel Landslide (1945/1954) -- Nation builder (1954/1956) -- Washington warrior (1957/1963) -- Bastard child (1964/1968) -- The beaten man (1968/1987).
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2018]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2018]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"In chronicling the adventurous life of legendary CIA operative Edward Lansdale, The Road Not Taken definitively reframes our understanding of the Vietnam War. In this epic biography of Edward Lansdale (1908- 1987), the man said to be the fictional model for Graham Greene's The Quiet American, best-selling historian Max Boot demonstrates how Lansda...
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The road not taken : Edward Lansdale and the American tragedy in Vietnam / Max Boot.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2018/3691
Record Identifier
74VKVAO8pA3M
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVAO8pA3M
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ISBN
0871409410 hardcover
9780871409416 hardcover
DDC
959.7043373092
MMS ID
991024173814202626
