"There will be few readers of this challenging and well-argued book who will put it down without a more sophisticated understanding of the Johnson administration."—Journal of American History
"Barrett’s work helps one appreciate further the tortured complexity of Lyndon Johnson and the flawed and tragic nature of the American military involvement in Vietnam that he oversaw."—Review of Politics
"Recommended to both history buffs and those whose lives Vietnam touched, who still wonder how and why decisions were made on US involvement."—Military Review
"Barrett has produced a highly provocative study that examines Lyndon Johnson’s national security apparatus and decision-making process."—Naval War College Review
"Barrett successfully undermines the standard view of Johnson’s decision-making process."—American Historical Review
"Important and disturbing."—International History Review
"Highly recommended."—Library Journal
"A book that should be read closely by those interested in LBJ and why Vietnam happened. . . . By allowing for a very complex LBJ, Barrett has given us a more interesting figure than have many better-known books."—Deborah Shapley, author of Promise and Power: The Life and Times of Robert McNamara
"A book of great humanity and compassion. . . . Fair-minded without being uncritical, thorough but never pedantic, always clear and readable, this book belongs on the small shelf of truly first-class books on American policy in the Vietnam War."—William P. Bundy, former editor of Foreign Affairs
"A genuinely important study which views President Johnson&8217;s conduct of Vietnam policy with a fresh eye."—George McT. Kahin, author of Intervention: How America Became Involved in Vietnam
"Uncertain Warriors will be much discussed as Vietnam scholars continue to debate the question, ‘Why Vietnam?’"—Lloyd Gardner, author of Approaching Vietnam: From World War II through Dienbienphu
"The best account I have seen of Tet decisions."—George C. Herring, author of America’s Longest War: The United States and Vietnam, 1950–1975
