Sunday, January 24, 2021

Book Recommendation Lost Victory: A Firsthand Account of America's Sixteen-Year Involvement in Vietnam by William Colby, James McCargar

 

Book Recommendation

Lost Victory: A Firsthand Account of America's Sixteen-Year Involvement in Vietnam by William ColbyJames McCargar 

https://smile.amazon.com/Lost-Victory-Firsthand-Sixteen-Year-Involvement/dp/0809245094/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2IQ64DTHYBA9T&dchild=1&keywords=lost+victory+colby&qid=1611520122&s=books&sprefix=Lost+Viictory%2Caps%2C188&sr=1-1

William Colby became CIA station Chief in Saigon in 1959 just as the north launched its “people’s war. Against the south” In 1975, when the US Congress reneged on our pledges to the Republic of Vietnam and handed them over to the long night of communism, Colby was director of the CIA. For 16 years he was as involved in Vietnam as anybody on the American side. His account of the war, what was done right and what was a mistake is worth reading. He believes, as do I, that a different outcome was within reach. It will give you a better understanding of the war. I learned many new things from the book. Trigger warning: it may open old wounds for Vietnam vets. Still it is well worth reading.

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