Vietnam declassified : the CIA and counterinsurgency /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ahern, Thomas L., 1932- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2010.
Series:UPSO - University Press of Kentucky E-Books.
Subjects:
United States. > Central Intelligence Agency > History > 20th century.
United States. > Central Intelligence Agency.
USA > Central Intelligence Agency
1900-1999
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Underground movements.
Counterinsurgency > Vietnam > History > 20th century.
Rural development > Vietnam, Southern > History > 20th century.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Mouvements de résistance.
Contre-rébellion > Viêt-nam > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Développement rural > Viêt-nam (Sud) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Military > Vietnam War.
Counterinsurgency.
Rural conditions.
Rural development.
War > Underground movements.
Vietnamkrieg
Untergrundbewegung
Aufstand
Bekämpfung
Vietnam, Southern > Rural conditions.
Viêt-nam (Sud) > Conditions rurales.
Vietnam.
Southern Vietnam.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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