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1 online resource : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; A Note on Primary Sources; 1 The Challenge of Insurgency: South Vietnam, 1954-1965; The Diem Regime; Americans and Diem; Strategic Hamlets; Chaos After Diem; 2 The Front Victorious: Hau Nghia Province Through 1965; The Creation of a Province; The Party, the Front, and Revolutionary Struggle; Futile Efforts to Stem the Revolutionary Tide; 3 Prospects for War: On the Eve of American Intervention; The U.S. Army Confronts a Dilemma; Revolutionary Military Forces; South Vietnamese Assets |
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The American Strategic Debate4 Search and Destroy: The Big-Unit War, 1966-1967; War Begins for the 25th Division; The Military Environment; 5 Sword and Shield: Pacification Efforts, 1966-1967; "Revolutionary" Development; The U.S. Army and the Village War; Continued American Frustrations; A Violent Struggle; 6 Battle: The Tet Offensive, 1968; The Origins of the Tet Offensive; The Tet Offensive in the Saigon Area; The Tet Offensive in Hau Nghia Province; The Results of the Tet Offensive; 7 The Accelerated Pacification Campaign; A Change in Allied Strategy; Attitudes Toward Friend and Foe |
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The Political Status of the GVN8 Battle: The Tet Offensive, 1969; The One-War Concept; A New Offensive; The Front Wounded in Hau Nghia; 9 The Pacification of Hau Nghia Province, 1969; The Phoenix Program; Strengthening Regional and Popular Forces; Village Development; Allied Discord; 10 High Tide for the Allies: 1970; An Early-Year Lull; The Cambodian Invasion; The Departure of the 25th Division; Rural Security; GVN Land Reform; The Front Reacts; 11 Last Battles: 1971-1973; A Year of Preparation; The 1972 Offensive; The Last Act; 12 Reflections on the War; Notes |
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Glossary of Terms, Abbreviations, and AcronymsSelected Bibliography; About the Book and Author; Index |
| Summary |
Some of the most active debate about the Vietnam War today is prompted by those who believe that the United States could have won the war either through an improved military strategy or through more |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Vendor-supplied metadata |
| Subject |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Vietnam -- Hậu Nghĩa
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HISTORY -- Asia -- Southeast Asia.
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| SUBJECT |
Hậu Nghĩa (Vietnam) -- History
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| Subject |
Vietnam -- Hậu Nghĩa
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429496660 |
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0429496664 |
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9780429976292 |
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0429976291 |
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