UnCovered Review by Matt DiBella, ACLS Director
Year Of The Hawk: America’s Descent Into
Vietnam,1965 is an in-depth look into the early days of United States’
escalation of the Vietnam War under the Johnson Administration. After the
Kennedy Assassination, President Lyndon Johnson inherited a foreign policy
quagmire in South East Asia. Inexperienced in foreign policy, he sought advice
from U.S. National Security Advisor, McGeorge Bundy and Secretary of Defense,
Robert McNamara. These two men would be the architects behind President
Johnson’s decision to escalate the war in Vietnam.
The book offers readers an inside look into
the first year of new “ground war” in Vietnam. From the battlefields at Ia
Drang Valley to the skies during Operation Rolling Thunder, author James A.
Warren provides readers with new insights on one of the biggest historical
events of the late 20th century. Year Of The Hawk will leave
readers with a new understanding of what motivated President Johnson to commit
so many lives to the war in Vietnam.