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Edward Geary Lansdale (February 6, 1908 – February 23, 1987) was a United States Air Force officer until retiring in 1963 as a major general before continuing his work with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Lansdale was a pioneer in clandestine operations and psychological warfare.
Edward Geary Lansdale (né le 6 février 1908 à Détroit (Michigan), mort le 23 février 1987 à McLean (Virginie)) était un officier de l'United States Air Force qui travailla au service de l'OSS et de la CIA.
14 févr. 2018 · Learn how Edward Lansdale, a CIA officer and Air Force officer, used local allies and psychological warfare to fight communist insurgencies in the Philippines and Vietnam. Find out why his approach was ignored and why his love story was revealed in a new book by Max Boot.
6 juil. 2024 · Max Boot's book chronicles the life and legacy of Edward Lansdale, a CIA operative who advocated a "hearts and minds" approach to wars in the Philippines and Vietnam. The book explores how Lansdale's visionary policy was undermined by the military bureaucracy and the generals who favored troop buildups and napalm bombs.
For decades during and after the Second World War, Edward Lansdale served in the U.S. military and intelligence services in the Western Pacific. From the Phi...
In this epic biography of Edward Lansdale (1908– 1987), the man said to be the fictional model for Graham Greene’s The Quiet American, best-selling historian Max Boot demonstrates how Lansdale pioneered a “hearts and mind” diplomacy, first in the Philippines, then in Vietnam.
The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam, by Max Boot, Apollo, RRP£30/Liveright, RRP$35, 768 pages. John Reed is the FT’s Bangkok regional correspondent
