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In Retrospect
Book • 1995
In Retrospect is a candid memoir by former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, offering insights into the U.S.
involvement in the Vietnam War. Written twenty years after the war's end, it explores the fatal misassumptions behind U.S.
policy and provides a personal account of the decisions made during that period.
The book is based on newly declassified documents and offers a critical analysis of the war's outcomes.
involvement in the Vietnam War. Written twenty years after the war's end, it explores the fatal misassumptions behind U.S.
policy and provides a personal account of the decisions made during that period.
The book is based on newly declassified documents and offers a critical analysis of the war's outcomes.
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in reference to lessons learned from the Vietnam War.


Jocko Willink

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440: Why WE Don't Learn From History.
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, who initially disliked McNamara but later sought to learn from his experiences in the Vietnam War.


Jocko Willink

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438: How We Can Learn From People We Don't Like or Agree With.
Mentioned as a memoir that Robert McNamara wrote about his life and Vietnam.

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Shameful History: Project 100,000
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as a book offering reflections on the Vietnam War by a former Secretary of Defense.

Will Bardenwerper

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481: Deeds. Not Words. With Airborne Ranger, Will Bardenwerper