A Better War

The Unexamined Victories and Final Tragedy of America's Last Years in Vietnam

De: Lewis Sorley

Narrado por: Basil Sands

Neglected by scholars and journalists alike, the years of conflict in Vietnam from 1968 to 1975 offer surprises not only about how the war was fought, but about what was achieved. Drawing on authoritative materials not previously available, including thousands of hours of tape-recorded allied councils of war, award-winning military historian Lewis Sorley has given us what has long been needed - an insightful, factual, and superbly documented history of these important years. Among his findings is that the war was being won on the ground even as it was being lost at the peace table and in the U.S. Congress. The story is a great human drama of purposeful and principled service in the face of an agonizing succession of lost opportunities, told with uncommon understanding and compassion. Sorley documents the dramatic differences in conception, conduct, and - at least for a time - results between the early and the later war. Meticulously researched and movingly told, A Better War is sure to stimulate controversy as it sheds brilliant new light on the war in Vietnam.

©1999 Lewis Sorley (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Good book!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I read the book a few years ago in hardcopy.
I was in Vietnam in ’69 & ’70 [ at IFFV HQ ] and can confirm that most everything Bob Sorely writes is “spot on.” If you want to know why the Vietnam War was as good as won, but went wrong in the end, read this well-researched book.
HOWEVER – Don’t get the audio enhancement for Kindle! (~$4 extra⁉) It doesn’t work & is a waste of money.
The vanilla Kindle version (no audio) is fine.

As I said, this is a good book. 5 stars.

Solid Audiobook!

This book enhanced my understanding of the decisions of key military and political leaders during the Vietnam War. You will hear yourself saying, what if, a lot.

Great read

Where does A Better War rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

One of the best recollections of the Vietnam War I've ever read.

What other book might you compare A Better War to and why?

It's hard to think of a comparison.

Have you listened to any of Basil Sands’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes.

Any additional comments?

Too many parallels to what is happening today. Where have all the war fighters gone? If one is in fact, a slave to the rules of war, he will surely fail and the young men and women in our military will, once again, suffer the consequences.

well researched and well told

It's an excellent work about an obscure period that the author has obviously mastered. I high it recommend it for those seeking a different perspective than the traditional Vietnam account.

New information and angle of thought

Very informative from a different point of view. I honor the military. As for the politicians, karma will settle the score.