David Halberstam wrote narrative non-fiction about war, politics, media and sport, using large casts of real people to show how institutions behave under pressure. The Best and the Brightest examines the officials around the Kennedy and Johnson administrations who helped shape US involvement in Vietnam, while The Powers That Be follows major American media organisations and their influence. In sports writing, The Breaks of the Game tracks the Portland Trail Blazers through one NBA season, and Summer of '49 revisits a Yankees-Red Sox pennant race. Halberstam's books are expansive and heavily reported. They fit American political history, Vietnam War history, media studies and long-form sports journalism. Read more Less
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