The march of folly : from Troy to Vietnam
Examines the irrationalities of governments through analysis of four crises of history--the fall of Troy, the Renaissance popes' provocation of the Protestant Reformation, Britain's loss of the American colonies, and America's involvement in Vietnam
Print Book, English, 2014
2014 Random House Trade paperback edition View all formats and editions
Random House Trade Paperbacks, New York, 2014
xvi, 474 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm
9780345308238, 0345308239
899076570
Pursuit of policy contrary to self-interest
Prototype: the Trojans take the wooden horse within their walls
The Renaissance popes provoke the Protestant secession: 1470-1530
The British lose America
America betrays herself in Vietnam
"A lantern on the stern."