Westmoreland's war : reassessing American strategy in Vietnam / / Gregory Daddis

• Autore: Daddis Gregory A. <1967->
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014]; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (281 p.)
• Disciplina: 959.704/340973
• Soggetto topico: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Campaigns
• Classificazione: HIS027070HIS027060
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Westmoreland's war
• ISBN: 0-19-931652-X; 0-19-023146-7; 0-19-931651-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790768703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II