War in the Villages : The U.S. Marine Combined Action Platoons in the Vietnam War /

"Book describes and analyzes the Combined Action Platoons used by the U.S. Marine Corps from about 1965 to 1970 in the Vietnam War. These platoons contained U.S. Marines and Vietnamese popular forces and were embedded in smaller villages in South Vietnam in an effort to pacify the citizens and...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Easterling, Ted N., 1946- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, [2021]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
United States. > Marine Corps. > Combined Action Program.
United States. > Marine Corps.
United States. > Marine Corps > History > Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
United States. > Marine Corps. > Combined Action Program > History.
Underground movements, War.
Counterinsurgency.
Combined operations (Military science)
Combined operations (Military science) > History > 20th century.
Counterinsurgency > Vietnam > History > 20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Underground movements.
Vietnam.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:"Book describes and analyzes the Combined Action Platoons used by the U.S. Marine Corps from about 1965 to 1970 in the Vietnam War. These platoons contained U.S. Marines and Vietnamese popular forces and were embedded in smaller villages in South Vietnam in an effort to pacify the citizens and prevent the North Vietnamese from infiltrating the villages. Book analyzes their effectiveness as counterinsurgency forces"--
Description matérielle:1 online resource (272 pages).
ISBN:9781574418347

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