Vietnam War mastermind dies
Driven, cerebral, and pugnacious, Robert S. McNamara was the preeminent policymaker overseeing the massive buildup of U.S. forces in Vietnam from 1964 to 1968, who masterfully deployed facts and figures to press the case for sending military advisers and then ground troops in a "limited war" to counter the advance of Communist forces in North Vietnam and Viet Cong guerrillas in South Vietnam. »Read story




