Cowboy Conservatism: Texas and the Rise of the Modern Right
During the 1960s and 1970s, Texas was rocked by a series of political transitions. Cowboy Conservatism: Texas and the rise of the modern right examines … Read more
Vietnam War
Tragic Mountains: The Hmong, the Americans, and the Secret Wars for Laos, 1942-1992
The staunchest of allies, the Hmong were America’s foot soldiers in the brutal secret Lao theater of the Vietnam War, risking all to defend their … Read more
On strategy: a critical analysis of the Vietnam War
Summer’s inspired analysis of America’s war in Vietnam answers the most pressing questions remaining from that terrible conflict more than a decade before Robert McNamara’s … Read more
Vietnam: a new history
“Vietnam’s role in one of the Cold War’s longest-running conflicts has meant that its past has been endlessly abused. Popular accounts have cherry-picked from the … Read more
Road of 10,000 Pains
None Oh, yes, a retired NVA officer matter-of-factly declared to former U.S. Marine Otto J. Lehrack. In the Que Son Valley in 1967, we killed … Read more
Planning a tragedy: the Americanization of the war in Vietnam
“Takes an historically important decision, places it in its immediate stream of policy development, perceptions and events and adds what was missing from the Pentagon … Read more
The road not taken: Edward Lansdale and the American tragedy in Vietnam
“In chronicling the adventurous life of legendary CIA operative Edward Lansdale, The Road Not Taken definitively reframes our understanding of the Vietnam War. In this … Read more