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James William Gibson: The Perfect War (Paperback, Atlantic Monthly Press) No rating

In this groundbreaking book, James William Gibson shatters the misled assumptions behind both liberal and …

About halfway through so far. It's focused so far on the technological-minded delusions of the US military and civilian government while fighting the Vietnam war. Much of it is familiar territory (body counts, fragging, & five o'clock follies ), but there are some interesting details, and it's good to see it all assembled together.

It's fascinating how much of the thinking of the military bureaucracy resembled the modern corporate mindset, with an obsession with somewhat useless metrics.