The Fog of War: Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara

The Fog of War provides the background behind the Academy Award-winning documentary by Errol Morris. In this intriguing work, editors James G. Blight and janet M. Lang, who served as academic advisors on the film, bring together film transcripts, documents, dialogues, and essays to explore the issues raised by Robert McNamara's life and work.

Author: James G. Blight, Janet M. Lang
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 03/25/2005
Pages: 307
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.00w x 0.77d
ISBN13: 9780742542211
ISBN10: 0742542211
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Political
- Political Science | Security (National & International)
- Political Science | International Relations | General

About the Author
James G. Blight and Janet M. Lang served as academic advisors for Errol Morris's film. Pioneers in the field of critical oral history, they teach at Brown University's Watson Institute for International Relations. James Blight is the author of more than a dozen books on the recent history of U.S. foreign policy, most recently Sad and Luminous Days: Cuba's Struggle with the Superpowers after the Missile Crisis (with Philip Brenner); Cuba on the Brink: Castro, the Missile Crisis, and the Soviet Collapse (with David A. Welch); Wilson's Ghost: Reducing the Risk of Conflict, Killing and Catastrophe in the 21st Century (with Robert S. McNamara); and Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy (with Robert S. McNamara and Robert K. Brigham).