The Resource Westmoreland's war : reassessing American strategy in Vietnam, Gregory Daddis
Westmoreland's war : reassessing American strategy in Vietnam, Gregory Daddis
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- Summary
- "General William C. Westmoreland has long been derided for his failed strategy of "attrition" in the Vietnam War. Historians have argued that Westmoreland's strategy placed a premium on high "body counts" through a "big unit war" that relied almost solely on search and destroy missions. Many believe the U.S. Army failed in Vietnam because of Westmoreland's misguided and narrow strategy. In a groundbreaking reassessment of American military strategy in Vietnam, Gregory Daddis overturns conventional wisdom and shows how Westmoreland did indeed develop a comprehensive campaign which included counterinsurgency, civic action, and the importance of gaining political support from the South Vietnamese population. Exploring the realities of a large, yet not wholly unconventional environment, Daddis reinterprets the complex political and military battlefields of Vietnam. Without searching for blame, he analyzes how American civil and military leaders developed strategy and how Westmoreland attempted to implement a sweeping strategic vision. Westmoreland's War is a landmark reinterpretation of one of America's most divisive wars, outlining the multiple, interconnected aspects of American military strategy in Vietnam-combat operations, pacification, nation building, and the training of the South Vietnamese armed forces. Daddis offers a critical reassessment of one of the defining moments in American history"--
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Westmoreland's war : reassessing American strategy in Vietnam
- Title
- Westmoreland's war
- Title remainder
- reassessing American strategy in Vietnam
- Statement of responsibility
- Gregory Daddis
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "General William C. Westmoreland has long been derided for his failed strategy of "attrition" in the Vietnam War. Historians have argued that Westmoreland's strategy placed a premium on high "body counts" through a "big unit war" that relied almost solely on search and destroy missions. Many believe the U.S. Army failed in Vietnam because of Westmoreland's misguided and narrow strategy. In a groundbreaking reassessment of American military strategy in Vietnam, Gregory Daddis overturns conventional wisdom and shows how Westmoreland did indeed develop a comprehensive campaign which included counterinsurgency, civic action, and the importance of gaining political support from the South Vietnamese population. Exploring the realities of a large, yet not wholly unconventional environment, Daddis reinterprets the complex political and military battlefields of Vietnam. Without searching for blame, he analyzes how American civil and military leaders developed strategy and how Westmoreland attempted to implement a sweeping strategic vision. Westmoreland's War is a landmark reinterpretation of one of America's most divisive wars, outlining the multiple, interconnected aspects of American military strategy in Vietnam-combat operations, pacification, nation building, and the training of the South Vietnamese armed forces. Daddis offers a critical reassessment of one of the defining moments in American history"--
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- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1967-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Daddis, Gregory A.
- Dewey number
- 959.704/340973
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DS557.7
- LC item number
- .D27 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Westmoreland, William C.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Label
- Westmoreland's war : reassessing American strategy in Vietnam, Gregory Daddis
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xxv, 250 pages
- Isbn
- 9780199316502
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2013026839
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn857356518
- (OCoLC)857356518
- 1387911
- Label
- Westmoreland's war : reassessing American strategy in Vietnam, Gregory Daddis
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xxv, 250 pages
- Isbn
- 9780199316502
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2013026839
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn857356518
- (OCoLC)857356518
- 1387911
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