{"product_id":"the-road-not-taken-edward-lansdale-and-the-american-tragedy-in-vietnam-9781631495625","title":"The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam","description":"\u003cp\u003ePraised as a \"superb scholarly achievement\" (\u003cem\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eThe Road Not Taken\u003c\/em\u003e confirms Max Boot's role as a \"master chronicler\" (\u003cem\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/em\u003e) of American military affairs. Through dozens of interviews and never-before-seen documents, Boot rescues Edward Lansdale (1908-1987) from historical ignominy to \"restore a sense of proportion\" to this \"political Svengali, or 'Lawrence of Asia' \"(\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e). Boot demonstrates how Lansdale, the man said to be the fictional model for Graham Greene's \u003cem\u003eThe Quiet American\u003c\/em\u003e, pioneered a \"hearts and minds\" diplomacy, first in the Philippines and then in Vietnam. Bringing a tragic complexity to Lansdale and a nuanced analysis to his visionary foreign policy, Boot suggests Vietnam could have been different had we only listened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith contemporary reverberations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria, \u003cem\u003eThe Road Not Taken\u003c\/em\u003e is a \"judicious and absorbing\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e) biography of lasting historical consequence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11037585\"\u003eMax Boot\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liveright Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 768\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781631495625\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1631495623\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO008000\"\u003eMilitary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS027070\"\u003eMilitary | Vietnam War\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Liveright Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43835519074443,"sku":"9781631495625","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_55c763c2-f34f-4f15-971f-4c5a282aa1d2.jpg?v=1755668631","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-road-not-taken-edward-lansdale-and-the-american-tragedy-in-vietnam-9781631495625","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}