Race Correll’s Reviews > Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975 > Status Update

A good line concerning the predominating thought patterns: "Memories of the World War II experience hung heavy over strategy making. Its foremost lesson seemed to be that overwhelming might was irresistible." "The one common failing of most military officers and senior civilian officials...was their faith that military power, broadly defined, could achieve political objectives in post-colonial states."