Vietnam: Conflict and Controversy

by Elliott (Author), Elliott (Author), Elliott (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1996

  $3.25

  An account of the mistakes and misjudgements committed by the White House, the Pentagon and the field commanders during the Vietnam War. The conflict which scarred the US nation created enough controversy to keep military analysts occupied for years. This book examines the salutary lessons learned during the war, and questions whether they have been truly learned or even admitted. The author discusses the problems which beset American involvement in the war - Agent Orange, the M16 rifle, short-term tours of duty, morality disputes and low morale. The book shows all aspects of the war operations, dealing with hardware, strategy, logistics, morale, mobility and feedback, and revealing hitherto unpublished errors. This reasoned, uncomplicated study aims to enable students to grapple with the controversies of this dreadful war.

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  Paperback
  1998

  $4.48

  No more Vietnams! They goes up in the press, on the street, and even inside the Pentagon, whenever the U.S. prepares for conflict. Have the lessons of Vietnam been learned and what are they anyway? A readable and authoritative analysis explains what went so terribly wrong giving every issue a head-on treatment: America's inexperience in guerilla warfare; the political debacle of being an undeclared war; the misuse of the tank inadequate airborne firepower; and the battles known as Hamburger Hill, Khe Sanh, and the Tet Offensive. Also covered are the My Lai massacre, tensions between draftees and regulars, the effects of Agent Orange, the MIA debate, and the recent shocking memoirs of Defense Secretary McNamara. Chronologies, maps, charts, and battle photos clarify the most mystifying aspects of this first modern war that introduced the rock-and-roll generation to computerized planning, fragging, and the Hanoi Hilton.