McNamara's Folly

Hamilton Gregory's book, 'McNamara's Folly', provides a personal and historical account of Project 100,000, a controversial U.S.

military initiative during the Vietnam War. The project involved drafting over 350,000 men with low IQs or other substandard qualifications, many of whom were sent into combat with devastating consequences.

Gregory critiques the policy as a moral atrocity, highlighting the high casualty rates and lasting impacts on the soldiers involved.