UID:
almahu_9949596972302882
Format:
1 online resource (xvi, 207 pages) :
,
illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
ISBN:
9780813145464 (ebook) :
Content:
During the Vietnam War, combined action platoons (CAPs), who lived in South Vietnamese villages to eradicate the military and political presence of the Viet Cong, were the primary counter-insurgency instruments for the U.S. Marine Corps. They trained the inexperienced local militia, provided twenty-four-hour military security, and rendered civil and medical aid to the civilian population. This book shows how and why both the U.S. Marine Corps as an institution and the individuals in CAP villages aimed not only to defend but also befriend the villagers.
Additional Edition:
Print version ISBN 9780813145266
Language:
English
URL:
Kentucky scholarship online
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