America in VietnamOxford University Press, 29 mei 1980 - 560 pagina's Based on a variety of classified military records, Lewy provides the first systematic analysis of the course of the Vietnam War, the reasons for the failure of American strategy and tactics, and the causes of the final collapse of South Vietnam. |
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2 The BigUnit War | 42 |
3 The Failure of Attrition and Pacification | 77 |
4 Disengagement | 127 |
5 The Travail of Vietnamization | 162 |
The Collapse of South Vietnam | 190 |
7 American Military Tactics and the Law of War | 223 |
8 Terrorism Counterinsurgency and Genocide | 271 |
11 The Bombing of North Vietnam | 374 |
The Legacy of Vietnam | 418 |
A Quantitative Assessment | 442 |
Appendix II Tables and Charts | 454 |
A Note on Military Records | 461 |
Notes | 463 |
Glossary of Terms Abbreviations and Acronyms | 520 |
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