In retrospect the tragedy and lessons of Vietnam
Main Author: | McNamara, Robert S., 1916- |
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Other Authors: | VanDeMark, Brian, 1960- |
Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Times Books,
c1995.
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
Subjects: |
Item Description: |
Maps on lining papers. |
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Physical Description: |
xviii, 414 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [381]-385) and index. |
ISBN: |
0812925238 |
Author Notes: |
In 1946, he started working for the Ford Motor Company as manager of planning and financial analysis and on November 9, 1960, he became the first president of Ford Motor Company from outside the family of Henry Ford. He was the Secretary of Defense for both the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations and served from 1961 to 1968. He served as the head of World Bank from 1968 to 1981. He died on July 6, 2009 at the age of 93. (Bowker Author Biography) |