pwithnall reviewed The best and the brightest by David Halberstam
“This is David Halberstam’s long-awaited book on America in the last decade - the story …
Review of 'The best and the brightest' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Long, detailed, overly focused on character stories and backgrounds, but very thoroughly researched. The scope was large, but didn’t feel particularly well defined — is this a book about Vietnam reporting, or about Kennedy and Johnson? Or about the politics behind the build up and escalation of the Vietnam war?