James G. Blight, Janet M. Lang

The Fog of War

Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. März 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 471g
• ISBN-13: 9780742542211
• ISBN-10: 0742542211
• Artikelnr.: 21593076

Autorenporträt

By James G. Blight and janet M. Lang

Inhaltsangabe

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