01921cam a2200421 4500 363667546 TxAuBib 20180207120000.0 180115s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780871409416 0871409410 ICrlF eng ICrlF ICrlF TxAuBib Boot, Max, 1968- The road not taken : Edward Lansdale and the American tragedy in Vietnam / Max Boot. Edward Lansdale and the American tragedy in Vietnam. 1st ed. New York : Liveright Pub. Corp., a division of W.W. Norton & Co., [2018] l, 717 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 611-675) and index. Library Journal Starred, November 2017. Booklist starred, October 2017. Publisher's Weekly, October 2017. Kirkus Starred, October 2017. Library Journal Starred. Booklist starred. Publisher's Weekly. "A biography of Edward Lansdale, the CIA operative. Boot 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."--OCLC. Adult Follett Library Resources. Adult. 20180207. Lansdale, Edward Geary 1908-1987. United States Central Intelligence Agency Officials and employees Biography. United States Army Biography. Intelligence officers United States Biography. Intelligence officers Biography. Generals United States Biography. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 United States.