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RAND in southeast Asia : a history of the Vietnam War era /

"This volume chronicles RAND's involvement in researching insurgency and counterinsurgency in Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand during the Vietnam War era, from the period preceding the dispatch of U.S. troops, to the most intensive combat years, to the Tet Offensive of 1968, to the end of the w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Elliott, Duong Van Mai, 1941-
Autor Corporativo: Rand Corporation
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corp., ©2010.
©2010
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • RAND: the beginning
  • A remote corner of the world: the beginning in Vietnam
  • "What makes the Viet Cong tick?"
  • Escalation and airpower
  • Controversy
  • The many aspects of the war
  • The Mekong Delta and the Central Highlands
  • The Tet Offensive
  • Pacification and Vietnamization
  • THe Pentagon Papers
  • The end of the war
  • Laos and Thailand: sideshows
  • Diversification.