The Living and the Dead
Robert McNamara and Five Lives of a Lost War
Published on 18. February 2015
448 pages
978-0-8041-5337-9 (ISBN)
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One of the finest books to emerge from the Vietnam experience, The Living and the Dead presents a brilliant study of Robert McNamara, his decision-making during the war, and the way his decisions affected his own life and the lives of five individuals. A monumental work about power, its abuse, and its victims, this meticulously researched, beautifully written, explosive, and passionate book is often in conflict with McNamara's version of events. First serial in the Washington Post. 8 photos.
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Paul Hendrickson
The Living and the Dead
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11/1998
Random House Value Publishing
€24.59
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Paul Hendrickson
The Living and the Dead
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10/1998
Random House Value Publishing
€25.51
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10/1997
Vintage Books
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09/1996
Alfred A. Knopf
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Paul Hendrickson
The Living and the Dead
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09/1996
Random House US Audio
€44.55
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Person
Paul Hendrickson, a prizewinning feature writer for theWashington Post for more than twenty years, now teaches nonfiction writing at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of Seminary: A Search, Looking for the Light: The Hidden Life and Art of Marion Post Wolcott (a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award), and The Living and the Dead: Robert McNamara and Five Lives of a Lost War (a finalist for the National Book Award). He lives with his wife and two sons in Philadelphia.
