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Author : Military History Institute of Vietnam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015054439263
The first English-language translation of the definitive chronicle of the Vietnamese military's view of the Vietnam War, published for the first time in the United States.
Author : George L. MacGarrigle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975
ISBN : UOM:39015041927263
Combat Operations: Taking the Offensive chronicles the onset of offensive operations by the U.S. Army after eighteen months of building up a credible force on the ground in South Vietnam and taking the first steps toward bringing the war to the enemy. The compelling story by George L. MacGarrigle begins in October 1966, when General William C. Westmoreland believed that he had the arms and men to take the initiative from the enemy and that significant progress would be made on all fronts over the next twelve months. Aware of American intentions, North Vietnam undertook a prolonged war of attrition and stepped up the infiltration of its own troops into the South. While the insurgency in the South remained the cornerstone of Communist strategy, it was increasingly overshadowed by main-force military operations. These circumstances, according to MacGarrigle, set the stage for intensified combat. The North Vietnamese and Viet Cong units retained the advantage, fighting only when it suited their purposes and retreating with impunity into inviolate sanctuaries in Laos and Cambodia. With Westmoreland feeling hamstrung by political constraints on his ability to wage war in the vast hostile areas along the border, 1967 ended with a growing uncertainty in the struggle to secure the countryside. Relying on official American and enemy primary sources, MacGarrigle has crafted a well-balanced account of this year of intense combat. His volume is a tribute to those who sacrificed so much in a long and irresolute conflict, and Soldiers engaged in military operations that place great demands on their initiative, skill, and devotion will find its thought-provoking lessons worthy of reflection.
Author : Erik B. Villard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 780 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Douglas Pike
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015014152287
The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) had its beginning in 1930, in a mountain cave near the China border, with Vo Nguyen Giap and thirty-three others. Giap, with Ho Chi Minh's help, built up this minuscule army from a semi-guerrilla status into a force numbering over one million in the regular army and another three million in paramilitary elements. Pike discusses in depth the relationship of this small, underdeveloped country to Russia, to Marxist-Leninist doctrine, to China. He also accounts for Hanoi's victory in the Vietnam War and discusses the North Vietnam strategy that has proved so successful against three of the world's greatest powers.
Author : Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 2040 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781851099610
Now in its second edition, this comprehensive study of the Vietnam War sheds more light on the longest and one of the most controversial conflicts in U.S. history. The Vietnam War lasted more than a decade, was the longest war in U.S. history, and cost the lives of nearly 60,000 American soldiers, as well as millions of Vietnamese—many of whom were uninvolved civilians. The lessons learned from this tragic conflict continue to have great relevance in today's world. Now in its second edition, The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social, and Military History adds an entire additional volume of entries to the already exhaustive first edition, making it the most comprehensive reference available about one of the most controversial events in U.S. history. Written to provide multidimensional perspectives into the conflict, it covers not only the American experience in Vietnam, but also the entire scope of Vietnamese history, including the French experience and the Indochina War, as well as the origins of the conflict, how the United States became involved, and the extensive aftermath of this prolonged war. It also provides the most complete and accurate order of battle ever published, based upon data compiled from Vietnamese sources. This latest release delivers even more of what readers have come to expect from the editorship of Spencer C. Tucker and the military history experts at ABC-CLIO.
Author : Edward A Olsen,Stephen Jurika
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000314731
First published in 1986. This book integrates current knowledge about the military, political, economic, and cultural roles of the armed forces in sixteen Asian countries, examining the interplay of these factors and their bearing on each society's civil-military relations. The authors explore the history, current status, and potential future course of each country. Analyzing all key Asian armed forces, they provide a comprehensive view of the military's domestic role-a crucial factor in assessing the foreign and defense policy options facing Asia as a whole.
Author : IBP, Inc.
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781514518106
Vietnam Electoral, Political Parties Laws and Regulations Handbook - Strategic Information, Regulations, Procedures
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Asia, Southeastern
ISBN : UCR:31210024769760
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : MINN:30000010471815
Author : William Thomas Allison
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135909888
Through primary sources, William Thomas Allison explores the Tet Offensive through political, military and public lenses to give students the most well-rounded view of the event possible.
Author : James H. Willbanks
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781610691048
The Vietnam War was one of America's longest, bloodiest, and most controversial wars. This volume examines the complexities of this protracted conflict and explains why the lessons learned in Vietnam are still highly relevant today. Vietnam War: The Essential Reference Guide provides a compendium of the key people, places, organizations, treaties, and events that make up the history of the war, explaining its causes, how it was conducted, and its far-reaching consequences. Written by recognized authorities, this ready-reference volume provides essential information all in one place and includes a comprehensive list of additional sources for further study. The work presents a detailed chronology that outlines the numerous battles and campaigns throughout the war, such as the Tet Offensive, the Battle of Hamburger Hill, Operation Rolling Thunder, and the Battle of Hue. Biographies on Lyndon Johnson, William Westmoreland, Robert McNamara, Ngo Dinh Diem, and other major political figures and military leaders provide insight into the individuals who played key roles in the conflict, while primary source documents such as President Nixon's speech on Vietnamization provide invaluable historical context.
Author : IBP USA
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2004-05
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780739793664
Political & government system, government and administrative structure, foreign, domestic policy, international activity and more. Updated annually
Author : Robert J. Thompson
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806175577
By the end of the American War in Vietnam, the coastal province of Phú Yên was one of the least-secure provinces in the Republic of Vietnam. It was also a prominent target of the American strategy of pacification—an effort, purportedly separate and distinct from conventional warfare, to win the “hearts and minds” of the Vietnamese. In Robert J. Thompson III’s analysis, the consistent, and consistently unsuccessful, struggle to place Phú Yên under Saigon’s banner makes the province particularly fertile ground for studying how the Americans advanced pacification and why this effort ultimately failed. In March 1970 a disastrous military engagement began in Phú Yên, revealing the enemy’s continued presence after more than three years of pacification. Clear, Hold, and Destroy provides a fresh perspective on the war across multiple levels, from those making and implementing policy to those affected by it. Most pointedly, Thompson contends that pacification, far from existing apart from conventional warfare, actually depended on conventional military forces for its application. His study reaches back into Phú Yên’s storied history with pacification before and during the French colonial period, then focuses on the province from the onset of the American war in 1965 to its conclusion in 1975. A sharply focused, fine-grained analysis of one critical province during the Vietnam War, Thompson’s work demonstrates how pacification is better understood as the foundation of U.S. fighting in Vietnam.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Missing Persons in Southeast Asia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975
ISBN : MINN:31951P006793967
Author : Spencer C. Tucker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781440828621
A fascinating and informative analysis by a distinguished military historian of the 100 most influential battles in American history, presented in an accessible, ready-reference format. The Battle of Okinawa (April–June 1945) resulted in more U.S. Navy casualties than all of the navy's previous wars combined; these heavy casualties influenced the decision to employ the atomic bomb against Japan that August. This is just one of many instances in American military history when the outcome of a battle helped to establish the course of history—the focus of this latest encyclopedia from esteemed historian Spencer C. Tucker. The 100 battles spotlighted in this work—which include defeats as well as victories—are deemed to have had the greatest impact on American history. Spanning more than 500 years of military events, the book begins its coverage with the Battle of Mabila in 1540 during the Age of Discovery and ends with the Second Battle of Falluja during the Iraq War/Insurgency in 2004. Expertly written, informative, and thoughtful, this analysis will be insightful and interesting for all high school, undergraduate, and general readers.