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 strategyIn 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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ISBN
9780199316526
Publisert
2018
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Oxford University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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