{"product_id":"americas-rasputin-walt-rostow-and-the-vietnam-war-9780374531621","title":"America's Rasputin: Walt Rostow and the Vietnam War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Milne's \u003ci\u003eAmerica's Rasputin\u003c\/i\u003e provides the first major study of the man who pushed two presidents into Vietnam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWalt Rostow's meteoric rise to power--from Flatbush, Brooklyn, to the West Wing of the White House--seemed to capture the promise of the American dream. Hailing from humble origins, Rostow became an intellectual powerhouse: a professor of economic history at MIT and an influential foreign policy adviser to John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToo influential, according to some. While Rostow inspired respect and affection, he also made some powerful enemies. Averell Harriman, one of America's most celebrated diplomats, described Rostow as America's Rasputin for the unsavory influence he exerted on presidential decision-making. Rostow was the first to advise Kennedy to send U.S. combat troops to South Vietnam and the first to recommend the bombing of North Vietnam. He framed a policy of military escalation, championed recklessly optimistic reporting, and then advised LBJ against pursuing a compromise peace with North Vietnam. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Milne examines one man's impact on the United States' worst-ever military defeat. It is a portrait of good intentions and fatal misjudgments. A true ideologue, Rostow believed that it is beholden upon the United States to democratize other nations and do good, no matter what the cost. \u003ci\u003eAmerica's Rasputin \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the consequences of this idealistic but unyielding dogma.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4302899\"\u003eDavid Milne\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hill \u0026amp; Wang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.74h x 5.68w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374531621\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374531625\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Milne \u003c\/b\u003eis a lecturer in American politics at the University of East Anglia. \u003ci\u003eAmerica's Rasputin\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hill \u0026 Wang","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42637553139949,"sku":"9780374531621","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_054547b6-2946-4740-8184-6ddb82540f68.jpg?v=1649017246","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/americas-rasputin-walt-rostow-and-the-vietnam-war-9780374531621","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}