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1 online resource (695 pages)
ISBN:
9780833049155
Inhalt:
This volume chronicles RAND's involvement in researching insurgency and counterinsurgency in Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand during the Vietnam War era and assesses the effect that this research had on U.S. officials and policies. Elliott draws on interviews with former RAND staff and the many studies that RAND produced on these topics to provide a narrative that captures the tenor of the times and conveys the attitudes and thinking of those involved.
Inhalt:
Cover -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Photos -- Maps -- Acknowledgments -- RAND Corporation Organization Charts -- INTRODUCTION - RAND: The Beginning -- CHAPTER ONE - A Remote Corner of the World: The Beginning in Vietnam -- CHAPTER TWO "What Makes the Viet Cong Tick?" -- CHAPTER THREE - Escalation and Airpower -- CHAPTER FOUR - Controversy -- CHAPTER FIVE - The Many Aspects of the War -- CHAPTER SIX - The Mekong Delta and the Central Highlands -- CHAPTER SEVEN - The Tet Offensive -- CHAPTER EIGHT - Pacification and Vietnamization -- CHAPTER NINE - The Pentagon Papers -- CHAPTER TEN - The End of the War -- CHAPTER ELEVEN - Laos and Thailand: Sideshows -- EPILOGUE - Diversification -- Bibliography -- Author Biography -- Index.
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Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780833047540
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780833047540
Sprache:
Englisch
