Book review: A father’s lies counteract with a son’s ruthless honesty

The deeply personal but overtly political family memoir focuses on the legacy of Craig’s father, Robert McNamara, remembered as the administrative architect of the Vietnam War 
Book review: A father’s lies counteract with a son’s ruthless honesty

Craig McNamara’s father Robert served as the US secretary of defense from 1961 to 1968.

  • Because Our Fathers Lied
  • Craig McNamara
  • Little Brown, €30.99

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