James G. Blight: Fog of War | Taschenbuch

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The Fog of War provides the background behind the Academy Award-winning documentary by Errol Morris. In this intriguing work, editors James G. Blight and janet M. Lang, who served as academic advisors on the film, bring together film transcripts, documents, dialogues, and essays to explore the issues raised by Robert McNamara's life and work.

Über den Autor

James G. Blight and Janet M. Lang served as academic advisors for Errol Morris's film. Pioneers in the field of critical oral history, they teach at Brown University's Watson Institute for International Relations. James Blight is the author of more than a dozen books on the recent history of U.S. foreign policy, most recently Sad and Luminous Days: CubaOs Struggle with the Superpowers after the Missile Crisis (with Philip Brenner); Cuba on the Brink: Castro, the Missile Crisis, and the Soviet Collapse (with David A. Welch); WilsonOs Ghost: Reducing the Risk of Conflict, Killing and Catastrophe in the 21st Century (with Robert S. McNamara); and Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy (with Robert S. McNamara and Robert K. Brigham).

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Acknowledgements
2 Authors' Note
3 Prologue: Critical Oral History: Robert McNamara's Road to "The Fog of War"
4 Lesson One: "Empathize with your enemy"
5 Lesson Two: "Rationality will not save us"
6 Lesson Three: "Belief and seeing are both often wrong"
7 Lesson Four: "Proportionality should be a guideline in war"
8 Lesson Five: "Be prepared to reexamine your reasoning"
9 Critical Essays: "I'd rather be damned if I don't"
10 Epilogue: Wilson's Ghost
11 Appendix A: Chronology of the Life and Times of Robert S. McNamara
12 Appendix B: Further Reading and Exploration
13 Credits
14 Acronyms
15 Notes
16 Index
17 About the Authors

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2005
Fachbereich:	Regionalgeschichte
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780742542211
ISBN-10:	0742542211
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Blight, James G. Lang, Janet M.
Hersteller:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 18 mm
Von/Mit:	James G. Blight (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	25.05.2005
Gewicht:	0,471 kg