How They Survived and Why We Lost: Central Intelligence Agency Analysis, 1966

The Vietnam war began for the United States in 1954; by 1966, the Central Intelligence Agency undertook a major analysis and concluded: We cannot win in Vietnam. Their analysis was kept secret for 40 years and not released - with redactions - until 2006. A second version - with additional redactions - was released in 2016. Their analysis was a tragic and accurate prophecy, unheeded. Now published for the first time.