Dereliction of Duty
by H. R. McMaster
McMaster's study of how the Joint Chiefs failed to confront Johnson and McNamara over Vietnam. A rigorous case study in the duty to speak truth to power.
Read it if…
you want to understand institutional cowardice and its costs.
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Skip it if…
you want a narrative history of the war.
Try instead: Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War →
Three things you will actually use
- Silence is a decision.
- Advisers owe candor.
- Process can launder bad strategy.
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Read the chapters on the five silent men.
Our verdict
The duty to dissent.
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