01225cam a2200277u  450000100100000000300070001000500170001700700030003400800410003701000130007802000220009104000250011304300210013808200210015910000360018024500970021626000360031330000600034950000260040950400650043552003000050065000430080065100390084365100360088270000290091831375622 OCoLC 20190501190115.0ta121108s1995    nyuab    b    001 0 eng    a94040088  a0812925238c27.50  aDLCcDLCdCTMdWaOLN  aa-vt---an-us---00a959.704/33732201 aMcNamara, Robert S.,d1916-200910aIn retrospect :bthe tragedy and lessons of VietnamcRobert S. McNamara with Brian VanDeMark  aNew York :bTimes Books,cc1995  axviii, 414 p., [32] p. of plates :bill., maps ;c25 cm  aMaps on lining papers  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [381]-385) and index  aThe #1 national bestselleran indispensable document for anyone interested in the Vietnam War. McNamara's controversial book tells the inside and personal story of America's descent into Vietnam from a unique point of view, and is one of the most enlightening books about government ever written. 0aVietnam War, 1961-1975zUnited States. 0aUnited StatesxHistoryy1961-1969. 0aUnited StatesxMilitary policy.1 aVanDeMark, Brian,d1960-