"The war in Vietnam was not lost in the field, nor was it lost on the front pages of the New York Times or the college campuses. It was lost in Washington, D.C." - H. R. McMaster (from the Conclusion) Dereliction Of Duty is a stunning new analysis of how and why the United States became involved in an all-out and disastrous war in Southeast Asia. Fully and convincingly r...(展开全部)

"The war in Vietnam was not lost in the field, nor was it lost on the front pages of the New York Times or the college campuses. It was lost in Washington, D.C." - H. R. McMaster (from the Conclusion) Dereliction Of Duty is a stunning new analysis of how and why the United States became involved in an all-out and disastrous war in Southeast Asia. Fully and convincingly r...(展开全部)

斯蒂文•L.瑞尔登（Steven L. Rearden）曾获美国内布拉斯加大学学士学位以及哈佛大学历史学博士学位。他与联合历史办公室（Joint History Office）的合作始于1996年，撰写并出版过许多有关参谋长联席会议以及国防部办公室的历史著作，并且是保罗•H.尼采（Paul H. Nitze）所著《从广岛到公开性：在决策中心——回忆录》（From Hiroshima to Glasnost: At the Center of Decision—A Memoir）（1989年）一书的合作撰稿人。

斯蒂文•L.瑞尔登（Steven L. Rearden）曾获美国内布拉斯加大学学士学位以及哈佛大学历史学博士学位。他与联合历史办公室（Joint History Office）的合作始于1996年，撰写并出版过许多有关参谋长联席会议以及国防部办公室的历史著作，并且是保罗•H.尼采（Paul H. Nitze）所著《从广岛到公开性：在决策中心——回忆录》（From Hiroshima to Glasnost: At the Center of Decision—A Memoir）（1989年）一书的合作撰稿人。

斯蒂文•L.瑞尔登（Steven L. Rearden）曾获美国内布拉斯加大学学士学位以及哈佛大学历史学博士学位。他与联合历史办公室（Joint History Office）的合作始于1996年，撰写并出版过许多有关参谋长联席会议以及国防部办公室的历史著作，并且是保罗•H.尼采（Paul H. Nitze）所著《从广岛到公开性：在决策中心——回忆录》（From Hiroshima to Glasnost: At the Center of Decision—A Memoir）（1989年）一书的合作撰稿人。

斯蒂文•L.瑞尔登（Steven L. Rearden）曾获美国内布拉斯加大学学士学位以及哈佛大学历史学博士学位。他与联合历史办公室（Joint History Office）的合作始于1996年，撰写并出版过许多有关参谋长联席会议以及国防部办公室的历史著作，并且是保罗•H.尼采（Paul H. Nitze）所著《从广岛到公开性：在决策中心——回忆录》（From Hiroshima to Glasnost: At the Center of Decision—A Memoir）（1989年）一书的合作撰稿人。

Fought as fiercely by the politicians and the public as by troops in south-east Asia, the Vietnam War - its origins, its conduct, its consequences - is still being contested. Based on newly opened archival sources, David Kaiser rewrites what we know about this conflict. reviving and expanding a venerable tradition of political, diplomatic, and military history, he shows not onl...(展开全部)

The first in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the White House Chiefs of Staff, whose actions—and inactions—have defined the course of our country. What do Dick Cheney and Rahm Emanuel have in common? Aside from polarizing personalities, both served as chief of staff to the president of the United States—as did Donald Rumsfeld, Leon Panetta, and a relative handful of others. The...(展开全部)

克里斯•威珀，作家，纪录片导演，曾在美国总统的就职典礼日受BBC邀请担任庆典直播节目的主持人，担任过CBS《60分钟》和ABC《黄金时段》的制片人，多次获得皮博迪奖和艾美奖，成立了自己的影视制作公司后自任首席执行官。作为纪录片《总统的守门人》的编剧，他用5年时间采访了多位总统、幕僚长、国务卿等。