Lloyd C. Gardner is the Charles and Mary Beard Professor of History at Rutgers University and author of more than a dozen books in American diplomatic history, including Spheres of Influence, Approaching Vietnam, A Covenant with Power, and Architects of Illusion.

Remarkably rich analysis...an especially important and insightful contribution to the literature on the Vietnam War.

Lloyd C. Gardner is the Charles and Mary Beard Professor of History at Rutgers University and author of more than a dozen books in American diplomatic history, including Spheres of Influence, Approaching Vietnam, A Covenant with Power, and Architects of Illusion.

Remarkably rich analysis...an especially important and insightful contribution to the literature on the Vietnam War.