Why We Were in Vietnam

by Norman Podhoretz

Argues that American intervention in Vietnam was an act of political recklessness and idealism aimed at saving South Vietnam from Communist totalitarianism

Genres: History, Politics, War

250 pages, Paperback

First published March 31, 1982

About the author

Norman Harold Podhoretz was an American magazine editor, writer, and conservative political commentator. He described his views as "paleo-neoconservative", but only "because [he'd] been one for so long". He was a writer for Commentary magazine, and served as the publication's editor-in-chief from 1960 to 1995.

Podhoretz was a member of the executive committee of the Writers and Artists for Peace in the Middle East, a pro-Israel group.

Reviews

[Joe Robertson]

This was a great book! It should be required reading for anyone studying the Viet Nam War. It is a travesty how history has been re-written by the liberals/progressives both inside and outside of America. I highly recommend this book.

[Kasia]

An interesting read for my Vietnam war essay, even though I am not a neoconservative.

[April Strickland]

Americans are badly in need of this education still today!