Vietnam and the White Man's Burden

Document Type

Book Review

Publication Date

4-10-2018

Abstract

"[T]hroughout The Road Not Taken, Lansdale is portrayed as an enlightened imperialist who uses his charm and empathy to befriend local leaders and then gently guide them, as would a tolerant parent, through the tribulations of political adolescence... Yet what if we take Boot’s claims about Lansdale and shift the lens of analysis to the Vietnamese themselves? How did local leaders view this supposedly modern-day Lawrence of Arabia?"

Comments

This review was originally published in the Book Review Roundtable section of the Texas National Security Review in 2018.

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Texas National Security Review

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