Karen L. (-veggiemama-) reviewed Conflict of Myths: The Development of American Counterinsurgency Doctrine and the Vietnam War on + 10 more book reviews
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The book is good, the author's credibility, though...
Dr. Cable was "outed" sometime around 2007 as a fraud regarding any direct military experience (See books "Stolen Valour" and "Phoenix and the Birds of Prey" for details). He was never a Marine, and his Bachelor's degree from Shimer's College is also in question (although, evidently, not his Master's or his PhD).
After this revelation, two colleagues (both respected military historians, one a Vietnam specialist) went through "Conflict of Myths" page by page, note by note. Their conclusion: the research is solid, even if the author's "backstory" may not be.
Dr. Cable was "outed" sometime around 2007 as a fraud regarding any direct military experience (See books "Stolen Valour" and "Phoenix and the Birds of Prey" for details). He was never a Marine, and his Bachelor's degree from Shimer's College is also in question (although, evidently, not his Master's or his PhD).
After this revelation, two colleagues (both respected military historians, one a Vietnam specialist) went through "Conflict of Myths" page by page, note by note. Their conclusion: the research is solid, even if the author's "backstory" may not be.
