James William Gibson

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The Perfect War: Technowar in VietnamPaperback, 2 February 2000

The Perfect War: Technowar in Vietnam
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Part of Series
Military History Series
Print Length
544 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Date Published
2 Feb 2000
ISBN-10
0871137992
ISBN-13
9780871137999

Description

In this groundbreaking book, James William Gibson shatters the misled assumptions behind both liberal and conservative explanations for America's failure in Vietnam. Gibson shows how American government and military officials developed a disturbingly limited concept of war -- what he calls "technowar" -- in which all efforts were focused on maximizing the enemy's body count, regardless of the means. Consumed by a blind faith in the technology of destruction, American leaders failed to take into account their enemy's highly effective guerrilla tactics. Indeed, technowar proved woefully inapplicable to the actual political and military strategies used by the Vietnamese, and Gibson reveals how U.S. officials consistently falsified military records to preserve the illusion that their approach would prevail. Gibson was one of the first historians to question the fundamental assumptions behind American policy, and The Perfect War is a brilliant reassessment of the war -- now republished with a new introduction by the author.

Product Details

Author:
James William Gibson
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
2 February 2000
Dimensions:
23.37 x 15.44 x 3.76 cm
ISBN-10:
0871137992
ISBN-13:
9780871137999
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
544
Weight:
725.75 gm

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