The Living and the Dead; Robert McNamara and Five Lives of a Lost War
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. x, 427,[9] pages. Illustrations. Note on Sources. Selected bibliography. Index. Inscribed by the author. on the half-title page. . The author explores the early life and career of Robert McNamara, through his tenure as Secretary of Defense under Lyndon Johnson. He also tells the stories of five people whose lives were deeply affected by McNamara's role in overseeing the Vietnam War: an artist who tried to assassinate McNamara, a Marine scarred by battle in Vietnam, a Quaker who immolated himself in protest of the war, a nurse who endured a traumatic tour of duty in Vietnam, and a Vietnamese man who was enlisted to fight by the United States and was then left behind when the U.S. pulled out of Vietnam. Condition: Very good / Very good.
Keywords: Robert S. McNamara, Vietnam War, James Farley, McGeorge Bundy, Ford Motor, Peggy Slaymaker, Wm. Westmoreland, Lyndon B. Johnson, Inscribed
ISBN: 0679427619
[Book #55948]
Price: $60.00