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UNINA9910790768703321 |
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Autore |
Daddis Gregory A. <1967-> |
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Westmoreland's war : reassessing American strategy in Vietnam / / Gregory Daddis |
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New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014] |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-931652-X |
0-19-023146-7 |
0-19-931651-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (281 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Campaigns |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Westmoreland's War; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations used in the Text; Abbreviations used in the Notes; Map of South Vietnam Administrative Divisions; Preface; Introduction: A Word on War and Strategy; 1. Conceiving Strategy for the Cold War Era; 2. From Advice to Support to War; 3. The Myth of Att rition in Vietnam; 4. On Bewildering Battlefields: Implementing Westmoreland's Strategy; 5. The Parallel War; 6. Training an Uncertain Army; Conclusion: When Strategy May Not Matter; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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