Pacification
The American Struggle For Vietnam's Hearts And Minds
Richard A. Hunt(Author)
Westview Press Inc
1st Edition
Published on 14. June 1995
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-0-8133-1182-1 (ISBN)
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This volume sets out to provide a comprehensive history of America's "battle for hearts and minds", the blending of military and political approaches that took aim at the essence of the struggle between North and South Vietnam. It sets pacification in the context of nation building.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-8133-1182-1 (9780813311821)
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Content
An insurgency begins; insurgency unchecked, 1961-1965; the war and the "other war", 1965-1966; not by force alone - the US Army in pacification; the search for solutions; unifying American support of pacification; the early days of CORDS, May-December 1967; leverage - CORDS' quest for better performance; the Tet offensive and pacification; what next?; Abrams in command - military support of the accelerated pacification campaign; new directions; "one war" or business as usual?; the Phoenix Program - the best-laid plans; the ambiguous achievements of pacification; the end of an experiment.