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The Perfect War: Technowar in Vietnam

The Perfect War: Technowar in Vietnam - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:James William GibsonSeries:Military History SeriesPublish date:2000-02-02Pages:544
Language:EnglishPublisher:Atlantic Monthly PressISBN-13:9780871137999ISBN-10:871137992UPC:9780871137999Book Category:History, FictionBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, War & Military, United StatesBook Topic:Vietnam WarSize:9.20 x 6.08 x 1.48 inchesWeight:1.6006Product ID:SCKTBHPF62
In this groundbreaking book, James William Gibson shatters the misled assumptions behind both liberal and conservative explanations for America's failure in Vietnam. Gibson shows how American government and military officials developed a disturbingly limited concept of war -- what he calls "technowar" -- in which all efforts were focused on maximizing the enemy's body count, regardless of the means. Consumed by a blind faith in the technology of destruction, American leaders failed to take into account their enemy's highly effective guerrilla tactics. Indeed, technowar proved woefully inapplicable to the actual political and military strategies used by the Vietnamese, and Gibson reveals how U.S. officials consistently falsified military records to preserve the illusion that their approach would prevail. Gibson was one of the first historians to question the fundamental assumptions behind American policy, and The Perfect War is a brilliant reassessment of the war -- now republished with a new introduction by the author.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Atlantic Monthly PressISBN-13:9780871137999ISBN-10:871137992UPC:9780871137999Book Category:History, FictionBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, War & Military, United StatesBook Topic:Vietnam WarSize:9.20 x 6.08 x 1.48 inchesWeight:1.6006Product ID:SCKTBHPF62
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press

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