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Vietnam declassified : the CIA and counterinsurgency /

Vietnam Declassified is a detailed account of the CIA's effort to help South Vietnamese authorities win the loyalty of the Vietnamese peasantry and suppress the Viet Cong. Covering the CIA engagement from 1954 to mid-1972, it provides a thorough analysis of the agency and its partners. Retired...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ahern, Thomas L., 1932- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2010.
Colección:UPSO - University Press of Kentucky E-Books.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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.