The Road Not Taken confirms Max Boots role as a master chronicler (Washington Times) of American military affairs. Through dozens of interviews and never-before-seen documents, Boot rescues Edward Lansdale (19081987) from historical ignominy. Boot demonstrates how Lansdale, the man said to be the fictional model for Graham Greenes The Quiet American, pioneered a hearts and minds diplomacy, first in the Philippines and then in Vietnam. Bringing a tragic complexity to Lansdale and a nuanced analysis to his visionary foreign policy, Boot suggests Vietnam could have been different had we only listened. 54 black and white photographs; 3 maps. Written by Max Boot. Paperback; 768 pages.

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