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Author Daddis, Gregory A., 1967-

Title No sure victory : measuring U.S. Army effectiveness and progress in the Vietnam War / Gregory A. Daddis
Published New York City : Oxford University Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 333 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Introduction -- Of questions not asked -- Measurements without objectives -- An "unprecedented victory" -- Metrics in the year of American firepower -- "We are winning slowly but steadily" -- The year of Tet -- "A time for testing" -- Soldiers' interlude -- Staggering to the finish
Summary Filled with incisive analysis and rich historical detail, this book is a resource for Vietnam War historians and current military professionals alike. The text provides a take on the well-worn issue of determining the root cause of US military failure in Vietnam
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-326) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject United States. Army -- Evaluation
United States. Army -- History -- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
SUBJECT United States. Army fast
Subject Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States.
HISTORY -- Military -- Vietnam War.
Armed Forces -- Evaluation
Vietnam-oorlog.
Krijgsmacht.
Effectiviteit.
United States of America.
Vietnam.
Vietnam War.
Armed forces.
Politics.
Military history.
United States
Verenigde Staten.
Vietnam.
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780199830718
0199830711
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