Staying Th Course October 1967 To September 1968

Author : Erik B. Villard
Publisher : Department of the Army
ISBN 13 : 9780160942792
Total Pages : 776 pages
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Download or read book Combat Operations written by Erik B. Villard and published by Department of the Army. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heavily illustrated with a collection of full color, and black and white photos, including maps scattered throughout this historical text, the story of the US Army timeless engagement in the Vietnam War unfolds. You will learn about popular historical leaders for this wartime era including President Lyndon B. Johnson's role as Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, General William Childs Westmoreland, and popular terms, such as Tet offensive, MACV (Military Assistance Command-Vietnam), Operation Rolling Thunder, use of helicopter assault companies and aircraft fighter bombers, Operation Carentan, Viet Cong Communist peoples, key geographical locations such as Laos, Cambodia, South Vietnamese, North Vietnamese, Southeast Asia, China and Soviet Union's position during this timeframe, Communist troops, U.S. soldiers and infantry battalion troops, search and destroy operations, border control operations, clear and hold operations, and security operations to deter guerilla combat, and more. This volume, produced by the US Army, Center of Military History, is dedicated to the Vietnam War veterans and published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. High school students, community college, and university students learning about Vietnam War, their professors, Vietnam War veterans and their families, and military historians may be most interested in this easy-to-read, authoritative text. Additionally, public and academic libraries should have a copy of this rich historic component about the U.S. military's perspective as a primary source research document in their Vietnam War and historical war collections. Prospective and current ROTC and military science students may also find this document enlightening for research about the military strategic tactics during the Vietnam War. Related products: Vietnam War collection resources Click to find more products produced by the U.S. Army, Center of Military History

Author : U S Military
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781723919381
Total Pages : 506 pages
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Download or read book Staying the Course - October 1967 to September 1968, United States Army in Vietnam Combat Operations, Official Comprehensive History of Battles in Southeast Asia Against Viet Cong and North Vietnamese written by U S Military and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-09-22 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive military history report, Staying the Course describes the twelve-month period when the Viet Cong and their North Vietnamese allies embarked on a new and more aggressive strategy that shook the foundations of the South Vietnamese state and forced the United States to reevaluate its military calculations in Southeast Asia. Hanoi's general offensive-general uprising brought the war to South Vietnam's cities for the first time and disrupted the allied pacification program that was just beginning to take hold in some rural areas formerly controlled by the Communists. For the enemy, however, those achievements came at a staggering cost in manpower and material; more importantly, the Tet offensive failed to cripple the South Vietnamese government or convince the United States to abandon its ally. As the dust settled from the Viet Cong attacks, President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered his military commanders to press ahead with their current strategy unchanged apart from some short-term tactical adjustments and a modest increase in the U.S. troop deployment. His decision to stay the course seemed to bear fruit as the allies repaired their losses and then forged new gains throughout the summer and autumn of 1968 despite two more Communist offensives, each one proving to be weaker than the last. Even so, the allied situation at the end of this period appeared to be only marginally better than it had been in late 1967; the peace talks in Paris had stalled, and American public opinion had turned decisively against the war. Contents: Part One * Opening Battles * 1. A Question of Momentum * 2. Opening Moves: Battles North and West of Saigon * 3. Protecting the Heartland * 4. Operations in the Mekong Delta * 5. Across the Central Highlands * 6. Defending the Central Coast * 7. Reinforcing I Corps * 8. The Gathering Storm * Part Two * The General Offensive Begins * 9. Tet Unleashed * 10. Saigon Embattled * 11. Mekong Firestorm * 12. Fighting in the Northern Provinces * 13. Reverberations * 14. The Allies Strike Back * 15. To Khe Sanh and the A Shau * 16. The General Offensive Renewed * 17. Mini-Tet in Saigon * 18. A Summer of Attrition * 19. Thwarting the Third Wave * 20. An Evolving War The vast majority of American men and women who went to Vietnam did so in the uniform of the U.S. Army. They served their country when called, many at great personal cost, against a backdrop of growing uncertainty and unrest at home. This book, the twelfth volume of the U.S. Army's official history of the Vietnam War, is dedicated to them. To many Americans, the war in Vietnam was, and remains, a divisive issue. But nearly fifty years after the end of major U.S. combat operations in Vietnam, well over half the U.S. population is too young to have any direct memory of the conflict. The massive American commitment

Author : Erik Villard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781098907594
Total Pages : 774 pages
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Download or read book Combat Operations: Staying the Course October 1967 to September 1968 written by Erik Villard and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To many Americans, the war in Vietnam was, and remains, a divisive issue. But nearly fifty years after the end of major U.S. combat operations in Vietnam, well over half the U.S. population is too young to have any direct memory of the conflict. The massive American commitment--political, economic, diplomatic, and military--to the mission of maintaining an independent and non-Communist South Vietnam deserves widespread attention, both to recognize the sacrifice of those who served and to remember how those events have impacted our nation.U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia began after World War II when elements of the Vietnamese population fought back against the re-imposition of French colonial rule. Although the United States generally favored the idea of an independent Vietnam, it supported France because the Viet Minh rebels were led by Communists and U.S. policy at that point in the Cold War sought to contain any expansion of communism. France's defeat in 1954 led to the division of Vietnam into a Communist North (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and a non-Communist South (Republic of Vietnam). The United States actively supported the latter as it dealt with a growing Communist-led insurgent force (the Viet Cong) aided by the North Vietnamese. The initial mission of training South Vietnam's armed forces led to deepening American involvement as the situation grew increasingly dire for the Republic of Vietnam.By the time President Lyndon B. Johnson committed major combat units in 1965, the United States already had invested thousands of men and millions of dollars in the effort to build a secure and stable Republic of Vietnam. That commitment expanded rapidly through 1969, when the United States had over 365,000 Army soldiers (out of a total of a half million troops of all services) in every military region of South Vietnam, with thousands of other Army personnel throughout the Pacific area providing direct support to operations. The war saw many innovations, including the massive use of helicopters to conduct airmobile tactics, new concepts of counterinsurgency, the introduction of airborne radio direction finding, wide-scale use of computers, and major advances in battlefield medicine. Yet, as in most wars, much of the burden was still borne by soldiers on the ground who slogged on foot over the hills and through the rice paddies in search of an often elusive foe. The enormous military effort by the United States was, however, matched by the resolve of North Vietnamese leaders to unify their country under communism at whatever cost. That determination, in the end, proved decisive as American commitment wavered in the face of high casualties and economic and social challenges at home. Negotiations accompanied by the gradual withdrawal of U.S. forces led to the Paris Peace Accords in January 1973, effectively ending the American military role in the conflict. Actual peace was elusive, and two years later the North Vietnamese Army overran South Vietnam, bringing the war to an end in April 1975.The vast majority of American men and women who went to Vietnam did so in the uniform of the U.S. Army. They served their country when called, many at great personal cost, against a backdrop of growing uncertainty and unrest at home. This book, the twelfth volume of the U.S. Army's official history of the Vietnam War, is dedicated to them.

Author : Erik B. Villard
Publisher : Defense Acquisition University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780160942808
Total Pages : 748 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Combat Operations written by Erik B. Villard and published by Defense Acquisition University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Staying the Course describes the twelve-month period when the Viet Cong and their North Vietnamese allies embarked on a new and more aggressive strategy that shook the foundations of the South Vietnamese state and forced the United States to reevaluate its military calculations in Southeast Asia.--Provided by publisher.

Author : Erik B. Villard
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Total Pages : 780 pages
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Download or read book Staying th Course October 1967 to September 1968 written by Erik B. Villard and published by . This book was released on with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter Dorland
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0756710855
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dust Off written by Peter Dorland and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2001-07 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Willard Pearson
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Total Pages : 130 pages
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Download or read book The War in the Northern Provinces, 1966-1968 written by Willard Pearson and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 516 pages
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Download or read book Army History written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John M. Carland
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 : 9780160873102
Total Pages : 436 pages
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Download or read book Combat Operations: Stemming the Tide, May 1965 to October 1966 (Paperback) written by John M. Carland and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2000 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combat Operations: Stemming the Tide describes a critical chapter in the Vietnam conflict, the first eighteen months of combat by the U.S. Army's ground forces. Relying on official American and enemy primary sources, John M. Carland focuses on initial deployments and early combat and takes care to present a well-balanced picture by discussing not only the successes but also the difficulties endemic to the entire effort. This fine work presents the war in all of its detail: the enemy's strategy and tactics, General William C. Westmoreland's search and destroy operations, the helicopters and airmobile warfare, the immense firepower American forces could call upon to counter Communist control of the battlefield, the out-of-country enemy sanctuaries, and the allied efforts to win the allegiance of the South Vietnamese people to the nation's anti-Communist government. Carland's volume demonstrates that U.S. forces succeeded in achieving their initial goals, but unexpected manpower shortages made Westmoreland realize that the transition from stemming the tide to taking the offensive would take longer. Bruising battles with the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese in the Saigon area and in the Central Highlands had halted their drive to conquest in 1965 and, with major base development activities afoot, a series of high-tempo spoiling operations in 1966 kept them off balance until more U.S. fighting units arrived in the fall. Carland credits the improvements in communications and intelligence, the helicopter's capacity to extend the battlefield, and the availability of enormous firepower as the potent ingredients in Westmoreland's optimism for victory, yet realizes that the ultimate issue of how effective the U.S. Army would be and what it would accomplish during the next phase was very much a question mark.

Author : George J. Veith
Publisher : Encounter Books
ISBN 13 : 1641771739
Total Pages : 594 pages
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Download or read book Drawn Swords in a Distant Land written by George J. Veith and published by Encounter Books. This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawn Swords in a Distant Land showcases the fascinating, untold story of the rise and fall of the Republic of Vietnam. Putting aside outdated ideological debates, it offers the first in-depth review of the South Vietnamese successes and failures in building and defending their state. Drawn Swords highlights the career of President Nguyen Van Thieu, who in many ways embodied the hopes, dreams, and innumerable tragedies of the South Vietnamese people. It details the extent to which the Vietnamese Nationalists under his leadership built a viable state after the 1968 Tet Offensive; weaves together the policy decisions made in Washington, Hanoi, and Saigon that significantly determined the course of the war; and explains why South Vietnam was defeated in April 1975. Equally important, it provides stunning new details about how the coup against Ngo Dinh Diem was almost halted, describes the backroom maneuvering that chose Thieu for the presidency over Nguyen Cao Ky, and demonstrates that Richard Nixon was not the instigator of a conspiracy with Thieu known as the “Chennault Affair” to win the 1968 election. Even more explosive, Drawn Swords reveals the last, great secret of the Vietnam War: a plot by France during the last days, in conjunction with one of Hanoi’s allies, to prevent North Vietnam from conquering Saigon. This previously unknown scheme, along with many other intriguing new insights, sheds fresh light on the tumultuous struggle called the Vietnam War. Drawn Swords is the definitive and much overdue account of Thieu and the Second Republic.