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"A rich, entertaining, and profound reading experience." -- The New York Times "<The> most comprehensive saga of how America became involved in Vietnam. It is also the Iliad of the American empire and the Odyssey of this nation's search for its idealistic soul. THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
People edit
- Lyndon B. Johnson: Add a description of this character.
- Robert Kennedy
- Robert McNamara
- Dean Rusk
- Maxwell Taylor
- Rostow
- Averell Harriman
- Harkins
- Chester Bowles
- William Westmoreland
- Adlai Stevenson
- Dean Acheson
- George Ball
- Hilsman
- John Davies
- Joseph McCarthy
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Dulles
- John Mc Naughton
- Lansdale
- Marshall
- Lovett
- Roosevelt
- John F. Kennedy
- Matthew Ridgway
- Barry Goldwater
- Nolting
- Forrestal
- J. William Fulbright
- Harry S. Truman
- Bill Bundy
- Hubert Humphrey
- Krulak
- Clark Clifford
- Vann
- Stimson
- Stilwell
- Daniel Ellsberg
Setting & Locations edit
- South Vietnam
- Washington
- Saigon
- United States Of America
- Indochina
- White House
- Hanoi
- Peru
- Southeast Asia
- Europe
- Korea
- Laos
- Texas
- New York
- France
- Soviet Union
- West Point
- Cambridge
- Berlin
- Tonkin
- Pleiku
- Danang
- North Vietnam
- Wisconsin
- Groton
- Japan
- Geneva
- Honolulu
- Paris
- Cuba
- Germany
- Harvard
- Moscow
- Vietcong
- Detroit
- Cia
- Boston
- Vienna
- Russia
- India
- Lodge
- England
- Africa
- Connecticut
- Los Angeles
First Sentence edit
A COLD DAY IN DECEMBER.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in TIME Magazine's All-TIME 100 Best Nonfiction Books. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- David Halberstam (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1972
ISBN: 0394461630
Page Count: 688
Publisher: Random House
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1972
ISBN: 0394461630
Page Count: 688
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 973.922
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › 20th Century › 1945 - Present
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Anthropology › Cultural
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Reference
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Popular Culture
- Books › History › Asia › Vietnam
- Books › History › Military
- Books › Reference
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