LEADER 02811nam 22005771 450 001 9910790768703321 005 20230803220449.0 010 $a0-19-931652-X 010 $a0-19-023146-7 010 $a0-19-931651-1 035 $a(CKB)2550000001161635 035 $a(EBL)1573132 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001047784 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12434967 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001047784 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11159739 035 $a(PQKB)10680682 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1573132 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1573132 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10798592 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL544729 035 $a(OCoLC)863673948 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001161635 100 $a20131118h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWestmoreland's war $ereassessing American strategy in Vietnam /$fGregory Daddis 210 1$aNew York :$cOxford University Press,$d[2014] 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (281 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-931650-3 311 $a1-306-13478-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 330 $aGeneral 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 606 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xCampaigns 615 0$aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xCampaigns. 676 $a959.704/340973 686 $aHIS027070$aHIS027060$2bisacsh 700 $aDaddis$b Gregory A.$f1967-$01203863 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790768703321 996 $aWestmoreland's war$93861916 997 $aUNINA