Descript |
1 online resource (xxiii, 450 p.) : ill., maps. |
Contents |
Introduction: To build a nation -- "The effort must be made" -- "Get them before they get us" -- Counterinsurgency in the Central Highlands -- Sea swallows and strategic hamlets -- Operation Switchback -- Experiments in the lowlands -- The Kien Hoa incubator -- The People's Action Team -- Another chance in the countryside -- Growing pains -- CORDS -- Phoenix -- The 1968 Tet Offensive and accelerated pacification -- Disengagement -- A matter of running city hall -- Conclusion: The limits of pragmatism. |
Note |
Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU |
ISBN |
9780813173573 (e-book) |
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0813173574 (e-book) |
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9780813139333 (e-book) |
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0813139333 (e-book) |
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