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None So Blind
George W. Allen
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Description for None So Blind
Hardback. In this personal account of the intelligence failure in Vietnam, Mr. Allen reveals specifically how American leaders largely excluded intelligence from important policy deliberations until it was too late. "Don't miss this book!"-John Prados Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 608.
From the first large-scale Viet Minh offensive against the French in 1950, to the fall of Saigon in 1975, the United States tried desperately to understand the nature of the fierce Communist-led struggle to create a unified, independent Vietnam. American intelligence played a key role in gathering information on the political and military situation in Vietnam and on the strengths and weaknesses of both sides. But as George Allen shows in this eye-popping memoir, intelligence appraisals were consistently ignored or rejected by policymakers in every administration from Eisenhower through Nixon—because these assessments undermined the mistaken assumptions of the White House, ... Read more
From the first large-scale Viet Minh offensive against the French in 1950, to the fall of Saigon in 1975, the United States tried desperately to understand the nature of the fierce Communist-led struggle to create a unified, independent Vietnam. American intelligence played a key role in gathering information on the political and military situation in Vietnam and on the strengths and weaknesses of both sides. But as George Allen shows in this eye-popping memoir, intelligence appraisals were consistently ignored or rejected by policymakers in every administration from Eisenhower through Nixon—because these assessments undermined the mistaken assumptions of the White House, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566633871
SKU
V9781566633871
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About George W. Allen
George W. Allen was from 1949 to 1979 an intelligence analyst for the army, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the CIA. He specialized in the Vietnam wars, served almost three years in Vietnam itself, and later held senior staff and management positions related to the production of strategic intelligence. He lives in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Reviews for None So Blind
He tells (what seems like) all in this wide-ranging, illuminating memoir.
Publishers Weekly
Illuminating!
The VVA Veteran
Valuable...an important piece of the Vietnam puzzle.
Don Gregory
Providence Journal
A unique work by a unique author.... Allen had the guts to speak truth to power.
Harold P. Ford, Former Acting Chairman, National Intelligence ... Read more
Publishers Weekly
Illuminating!
The VVA Veteran
Valuable...an important piece of the Vietnam puzzle.
Don Gregory
Providence Journal
A unique work by a unique author.... Allen had the guts to speak truth to power.
Harold P. Ford, Former Acting Chairman, National Intelligence ... Read more