In the 2003 documentary “The Fog of War,” Robert McNamara, secretary of defense for Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, offered a mea culpa as he sought to come to terms with mistakes made ...

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We have Errol Morris’ award-winning documentary film about former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara to thank for the phrase “the fog of war.” That phrase refers to the difficulty of making perilous ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A deep and wide-ranging biography of former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara has won a $50,000 prize. Philip and William Taubman's “McNamara at War” is this year's winner of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This cover image released by W. W. Norton shows "McNamara at War: A New History" by Philip Taubman and William Taubman. (W. W.