One of the biggest questions about American history is how the world's most powerful military could "lose" a war.
In Vietnam, the U.S. Army had
everything it needed, except freedom from others meddling in wartime
decisions. The incongruousness of Bob McNamara directing the war, from basically an academic perch, is surely one of
the most surreal happenings in all our history. So it is that author Phillip Jennings has done us all a great
service by tackling this complex subject and using Regnery's juggernaut
series to do it. "The Politically Incorrect Guide to The Vietnam War" is
simply fantastic. It answers a whole range of questions, and puts to
rest some old myths.
And Jennings knows whereof he speaks. A Vietnam vet, he served
with the Marines – and as a helicopter pilot to boot. In fact, his
colorful career includes a stint as a pilot for Air America.
One of my very favorite sections of the book involves Jennings'
data that shows Vietnam vets "are
better off – financially, psychologically and educationally – than
their peers who didn't serve." This puts the lie to the assertion that
guys who served in Vietnam are zombie sociopaths who drive taxis and
talk to themselves standing in front of a mirror.
I've known scores of mentally and emotionally robust, successful
vets from that miserable war, and Jennings' deserves special applause
for addressing this offensive slight. MORE>>>>>>>>>>
