Books like The color of truth by Kai Bird

The Color of Truth is the definitive biography of McGeorge Bundy and William Bundy, two of the 'best and the brightest' who advised presidents about peace and war during the most dangerous years of the Cold War. The Bundy brothers embodied all the idealism and hubris that animated American foreign policy in the decades after World War II. They will be remembered forever as anti-communist liberals who, despite their grave doubts about sending Americans to fight in Southeast Asia, became key architects of America's war in Vietnam. Based on nearly a hundred interviews with the Bundy brothers, their families and colleagues, and on thousands of pages of archival documents - including some White House memos that remain classified - Bird's account contains dramatic new information that alters the history of the Vietnam War. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in American foreign policy and the Vietnam War.

First publish date: 1998