{"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoot, Max:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eMax Boot\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, a columnist for the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, and a global affairs analyst for CNN. His most recent book is the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"Liveright Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50474482008338,"sku":"9781631495625","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4bb78ed8-1365-423e-b839-cdedcd563f0d.jpg?v=1730221752","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-road-not-taken-edward-lansdale-and-the-american-tragedy-in-vietnam-9781631495625","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}