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Uphill battle : reflections on Viet Nam counterinsurgency

Title
  1. Uphill battle : reflections on Viet Nam counterinsurgency / Frank Scotton.
Published by
  1. Lubbock, Texas : Texas Tech University Press, [2014]
  2. ©2014
Author
  1. Scotton, Frank

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Description
  1. xiii, 464 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 23 cm.
Summary
  1. "Frank Scotton, assigned to Viet Nam from 1962 to 1975, details counterinsurgency technique used and shares observations and conclusions about the challenges faced in the US's involvement in the Viet Nam War"--Provided by publisher.
Series statement
  1. Modern Southeast Asia series
Uniform title
  1. Modern Southeast Asia series.
Alternative title
  1. Reflections on Viet Nam counterinsurgency
  2. Viet Nam counterinsurgency
Subject
  1. Counterinsurgency
  2. Vietnam
  3. Counterinsurgency > Vietnam
  4. 1961 - 1975
  5. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Personal narratives, American
  6. Vietnam War (1961-1975)
  7. Personal narratives > American
Genre/Form
  1. Personal narratives – American.
Contents
  1. Initiation -- An Lao valley -- Deterioration -- Demise of the first republic -- Long An hamlet survey -- Quang Ngai people's commandos -- Expansion and control issues -- Upgrading district forces -- Reflection 1965 -- Long way home to central Viet Nam -- Binh Dinh conflict -- Roles and missions -- Office of civil operations/macvcords -- Reflection 1967 -- Away but still connected -- Borneo and return to Viet Nam -- Headquarters MACVCORDS -- Adjustments -- Elections, governance, and the 1972 Pavn offensive -- Negotiations, ceasefire, and land rush -- Reflection 1973 -- The last chapter -- Deterioration and collapse of the second republic -- Long An hamlet survey guidelines -- The nature of irregular warfare -- Abbreviations and terms -- Persons of interest -- Notes -- Index.
Call number
  1. JFE 14-6829
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author
  1. Scotton, Frank, author.
Title
  1. Uphill battle : reflections on Viet Nam counterinsurgency / Frank Scotton.
Publisher
  1. Lubbock, Texas : Texas Tech University Press, [2014]
Copyright date
  1. ©2014
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Series
  1. Modern Southeast Asia series
  2. Modern Southeast Asia series.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological term
  1. 1961 - 1975
LCCN
  1. 2014003526
ISBN
  1. 9780896728691 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  2. 0896728692 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  3. 9780896728677 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  4. 0896728676 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  5. 9780896728684 (e-book)
  6. 0896728684 (e-book)
Research call number
  1. JFE 14-6829
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