At War in the Shadow of Vietnam
United States Military Aid to the Royal Lao Government, 1955-75
Will be published approx. on 11. May 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
210 pages
978-0-231-07977-8 (ISBN)
Description
The first book to recount the full story of U.S. covert operations in Laos during the Vietnam war. Based on newly declassified materials and interviews with dozens of key American and Lao officials, it examines the structure of the U.S. "secret war" in Laos and the long-term consequences associated with it.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Weight
312 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-231-07977-8 (9780231079778)
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Timothy N. Castle
At War in the Shadow of Vietnam
United States Military Aid to the Royal Lao Government, 1955-75
Book
01/1993
Columbia University Press
€76.88
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Person
Timothy N. Castle served two tours in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, flying over Laos from Nakhon Phanom Air Force Base on thirty-eight combat support missions. Since 1990, he has traveled to Laos frequently as a researcher and senior Department of Defense POW/MIA investigator for Laos, and as a consultant for NBC News. He is senior researcher at the CIA Center for the Study of Intelligence. He is also the author of One Day Too Long (Columbia).
Content
Neutrality that does not work; conflict, diplomacy and covert operations; the Geneva facade - see, hear and speak no evil; SECSTATE theatre of war; William Sullivan's war; changing war, changing rules; the denouement of US military aid to the Royal Lao Government.