25-09-2017, 03:50 PM
Thanks Joe, that is a really interesting story, especially how the info was later contained.
Anthony, in my opinion these are the best books about the Vietnam War in no priority:
David Kaiser, American Tragedy
Gordon Goldstein, Lessons in Disaster
John Newman, JFK and Vietnam
James Blight, Virtual JFK
Jeff Kimball, Nixon's Vietnam War
Jeff Kimball, The Vietnam War Files
Fred Logevall, Choosing War
The Pentagon Papers
In my opinion, there is not yet any good overall history from the American side that covers the entire war: 1946-1975. That may be simply impossible. And of course, The Pentagon Papers is a very long and dry read. And it only goes up to 1967.
Like Joe, I was surprised in reading the credits for the Burns/Novick pastiche that Dan Ellsberg was not listed. But that tells you something about their aim I think. Also, although I have not gotten that far in the series yet, Jeff Kimball was not listed in the credits. Yet to me, no one has done more important work in elucidating the Nixon years in the Vietnam War than that guy. He actually went out to the Nixon Library and listened to declassified tape after declassified tape. I hope they give him some air time, because no one knows more about what Kissinger and Nixon did in VIetnam than him.
Anthony, in my opinion these are the best books about the Vietnam War in no priority:
David Kaiser, American Tragedy
Gordon Goldstein, Lessons in Disaster
John Newman, JFK and Vietnam
James Blight, Virtual JFK
Jeff Kimball, Nixon's Vietnam War
Jeff Kimball, The Vietnam War Files
Fred Logevall, Choosing War
The Pentagon Papers
In my opinion, there is not yet any good overall history from the American side that covers the entire war: 1946-1975. That may be simply impossible. And of course, The Pentagon Papers is a very long and dry read. And it only goes up to 1967.
Like Joe, I was surprised in reading the credits for the Burns/Novick pastiche that Dan Ellsberg was not listed. But that tells you something about their aim I think. Also, although I have not gotten that far in the series yet, Jeff Kimball was not listed in the credits. Yet to me, no one has done more important work in elucidating the Nixon years in the Vietnam War than that guy. He actually went out to the Nixon Library and listened to declassified tape after declassified tape. I hope they give him some air time, because no one knows more about what Kissinger and Nixon did in VIetnam than him.
