Title: Absolutely stunning in its analysis and presentation
Product review: This book is not for the faint-hearted. David Halberstam, who personally witnessed and suffered from the incompetence of the US and ARVN forces during a crucial period in the mid-1960s, has produced an overwhelming case study in poor political judgement, outmoded military thinking, and above all arrogance. Reading this book at the time of the US-led bombing of Serbia in mid-1999, and reflecting back on Halberstam's account of the US decision to bomb North Vietnam and the inevitable intervention of ground troops following that, I couldn't help thinking: does anyone out there ever bother to learn from our past mistakes? Our politicians and military leaders should be made to read this book, and read it again, until its messages sink home.
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