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Eugene Leonard Burdick (December 12, 1918 – July 26, 1965) was an American political scientist, novelist, and non-fiction writer, co-author of The Ugly American (1958), Fail-Safe (1962), and author of The 480 (1965).
The Ugly American is a 1958 political novel by Eugene Burdick and William Lederer that depicts the failures of the U.S. diplomatic corps in Southeast Asia. The book caused a sensation in diplomatic circles and had major political implications.
Eugene Burdick has 33 books on Goodreads with 22268 ratings. Eugene Burdick’s most popular book is Fail-Safe.
Eugene Burdick was an American Political Scientist and co-author of The Ugly American (1958), Fail-Safe (1962) and The 480 (1965). He was born in Sheldon, Iowa. His family moved to Los Angeles, California, when he was age 4.
Apr 2, 2019 · In linked stories and vignettes set in the fictional nation of Sarkhan, William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick draw an incisive portrait of American foreign policy gone dangerously wrong—and how...
The Ugly American. William J. Lederer, Eugene Burdick. Fawcett, 1958 - Fiction - 240 pages. First published in 1958, The Ugly American became a runaway national bestseller for its slashing...
Jan 5, 1999 · Ugly American. William J. Lederer, Eugene Burdick. W. W. Norton & Company, Jan 5, 1999 - Fiction - 285 pages. The multi-million-copy bestseller that coined the phrase for tragic American blunders...
