The road not taken : Edward Lansdale and the American tragedy in Vietnam / Max Boot.
A biography of the CIA operative chronicles his rise and fall as a proponent of a visionary "hearts and minds" diplomacy in Vietnam who was ultimately overruled by the American military bureaucracy, which favored bombs and troop build-ups over winning the people's trust.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780871409416
- ISBN: 0871409410
- ISBN: 9781631495625
- Physical Description: ll, 717 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2018].
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 611-675) and index. |
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| Genre: | Biographies. |
Available copies
- 33 of 33 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 33 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statesville Main Library | B LANSDALE BOO (Text) | 33114017949991 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Andrews Public Library | B LANSDALE (Text) | 80605000778323 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | 959.7043092 BOO (Text) | 0020511694166 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | 959.704 BOO (Text) | 31250200029025 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | B LANSDALE (Text) | 31781064937848 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Dorothy Wightman Library | B LANSDALE BOO (Text) | 30372101691654 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Dunn Public Library | B LANSDALE Boo (Text) | 33436001638383 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| East Asheville Library | 959.7043092 BOO (Text) | 0020511694174 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Eden Library | B Lansdale (Text) | 31554010316700 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Emily Hill Library | B LANSDALE BOO (Text) | 30372101753744 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
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