In Vietnam, four-star general Bruce Palmer Jr. (1913-2000) commanded Field Force II and later was deputy to General William Westmoreland. From 1968 to 1973 he was Vice Chief of Staff and for a time was Acting Chief of Staff, U.S. Army.
Will stand for years to come as an indispensable resource for students of the war and the American defense establishment that has survived it. - New York Times Book Review ""If you read only one book about Vietnam, this should be it."" - Washingtonian ""A brilliant post mortem - a clear summary of a complex autopsy of a victim who died of multiple, avoidable, unintended self-inflicted wounds."" - Armed Forces Journal ""Perhaps the best single account of the Vietnam War by a military man. A tough, dispassionate, common-sense analysis of America's military role in Vietnam."" - Baltimore Evening Sun ""An absolute must for any officer who considers himself a military professional."" - Harry G. Summers Jr. in Parameters
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