The Best and the Brightest
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The Best and the Brightest

by David Halberstam

1972•Documentary•688 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalpoliticalwarfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA grounded, serious non-fiction book: emotional and inventive. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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About This Book

David Halberstam's masterpiece, the defining history of the making of the Vietnam tragedy, with a new Foreword by Senator John McCain.Using portraits of America's flawed policy makers and accounts of the forces that drove them, The Best and the Brightest reckons magnificently with the most important abiding question of our country's recent history: Why did America become mired in Vietnam, and why did we lose?

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryHistoricalPoliticalWarSocial commentaryInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

Politics and governmentVietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975HistoryNonfictionVietnam War, 1961-1975VietnamkriegAufsatzsammlungPolitik

Details

Author
David Halberstam
Published
1972
Pages
688
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