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Strategy in Vietnam Michael A. Hennessy

Strategy in Vietnam By Michael A. Hennessy

Strategy in Vietnam by Michael A. Hennessy


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Grand strategy, strategy, and tacticsthe three layers of policy and action inherent to all military effortsare the focus of this historical analysis of the dynamics of the Vietnam War.

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Strategy in Vietnam: The Marines and Revolutionary Warfare in I Corps, 1965-1972 by Michael A. Hennessy

Grand strategy, strategy, and tacticsthe three layers of policy and action inherent to all military effortsare the focus of this historical analysis of the dynamics of the Vietnam War. The American theory of counterrevolutionary warfare is examined in light of American military practice, especially that of the Marine Corps, during the period of America's greatest involvement, 1965-1972, and at the site of the most intense combat, the five northern provinces known as I Corps. Drawing from two schools of thought that diverge over the appropriate strategy America should have pursued in South Vietnam, this inquiry indicates that both the number of troops and their tactical employment proved inadequate for redressing the threat within the parameters America set for itself. Specifically, this work demonstrates that the counterrevolutionary warfare strategy postulated for Vietnam was largely ignored in some quarters, and sowed the seeds of defeat in others.

About Michael A. Hennessy

MICHAEL A. HENNESSY is Assistant Professor of History at the Royal Military College of Canada.

Table of Contents

Maps and Tables Preface Acronyms Going Ashore Paper War: Entrenching the Frictions Instability, Insurgency and Intervention: Background to a War In Search of Balance: The Early Years, 1965-1966 The War of Attrition in the Years of Decision, 1967-1968 The Measure of Success in the Years of Retreat, 1969-1972 Conclusion: A Harvest of Contradictions Bibliography Index

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NPB9780275956677
9780275956677
0275956679
Strategy in Vietnam: The Marines and Revolutionary Warfare in I Corps, 1965-1972 by Michael A. Hennessy
New
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
1997-08-21
232
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