The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam
January 25, 2018
January 25, 2018
CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Army Heritage Center Foundation issued the following news release:
If the highest ranks of the U.S. Military and diplomatic corps had listened to, and took stock in, Major General Edward Lansdale, the outcome of the Vietnam War may have been quite different. As a young officer after the carnage of World War II, Major Edward Lansdale started his epic, and sometimes ignominious, career working with the Philippine Army to rebuild their intell . . .
If the highest ranks of the U.S. Military and diplomatic corps had listened to, and took stock in, Major General Edward Lansdale, the outcome of the Vietnam War may have been quite different. As a young officer after the carnage of World War II, Major Edward Lansdale started his epic, and sometimes ignominious, career working with the Philippine Army to rebuild their intell . . .