The Ugly American
- ISBN-10
- 0393003051
- ISBN-13
- 9780393003055
- Series
- The Ugly American
- Category
- Americans
- Pages
- 285
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1965
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton
- Authors
- William J. Lederer, Eugene Burdick
Description
First published in 1958, The Ugly American became a runaway national bestseller for its slashing expose of American arrogance, incompetence, and corruption in Southeast Asia. Based on fact, the book's eye-opening stories and sketches drew a devastating picture of how the United States was losing the struggle with Communism in Asia. Combining gripping storytelling with an urgent call to action, the book prompted President Eisenhower to launch a study of our military aid program that led the way to much-needed reform.
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