Argument Without End: In Search Of Answers To The Vietnam Tragedy

The former Secretary of Defense and leading scholars from the U.S. and Vietnam offer a groundbreaking new study of how the Vietnam War happened and why it could not be stopped before millions died. Drawing on recently declassified documents and meetings with former top North Vietnamese leaders, it re-frames the war and decision-making surrounding it. It draws surprising conclusions, debunking conventional wisdom and sparking debate among scholars, journalists, veterans, military personnel, and Americans from the war era. This book helps us understand the decisions that led to the war and its tragic, pointless continuation, showing that the U.S. could not have won militarily. It is a significant work on Vietnam, relevant to all seeking to understand and resolve international conflicts.