The Living and the Dead by Paul Hendrickson
A biography of Robert McNamara, the US Secretary of State for Defences during the Vietnam War which considers the ways in which the lives of five people were irrevocably changed as a result of McNamara's decisions.
Paul Hendrickson, a prizewinning feature writer for the Washington 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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780333711163 |
| ISBN 10 | 0333711165 |
| Title | The Living and the Dead |
| Author | Paul Hendrickson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 1997-09-19 |
| Number of pages | 437 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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