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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
I learned a lot from this book,
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This review is from: Vietnam: Victory Was Never An Option (Paperback)
As a veteran of the Vietnam War (65-66 with the First Infantry Division) I share the author's thesis that the conflict was never "winnable" in the traditional sense. Although this book is not cited very well (the author followedhis own Style Manual rather than CMS or MLA), it is well organized and has very little duplication from chapter to chapter. It is an "easy read" (about one week; perusing a couple of chapters each night before bed), and it is well indexed. The author's recollection of events, dates and places in 1963 - over 40 years ago - is commendable.
On a personal note, I had lost contact with Colonel Robert Bayless after he served as the Professor of Military Science at North Dakota State University in the 1980's. I especially appreciate his acknowledgement of Dr Archer Jones in the book's preface. Archer Jones was a well-published historian on the US Civil War (he always called it "The War Between the States"). His death about a year ago was noted in the Richmond, Virginia newspaper with an extensive obituary. A final comment about the book and its author: I would have enjoyed seeing a short biography about Colonel Robert Bayless at the end of the book. Where does he live? What were his military asignments? Has he published any other books on military subjects? Fowler C. "Chuck" Humphrey, Ph.D.; Lt. Colonel, US Army (retired) Dept of Human Resource Training and Development Mail Stop 8081 Idaho State University Pocatello, Idaho Website: www.isu.edu/hrtd
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Should be required reading,
This review is from: Vietnam: Victory Was Never An Option (Paperback)
If you ever read a book about our Vietnam history, this is the one you should read.
An eye opening look at the behind the scenes manipulation of available intelligence, and field reports, to generate support for a failing effort, in a war, in a country, that courted our friendship, and was based on an erroneous directive from persons in the highest ranks of military command, and political power within the United States. History is now repeating itself in Iraq, and this story needs to be told, and it's lessons learned. |
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Vietnam: Victory Was Never An Option by Colonel Robert M. Bayless (Retired) (Paperback - February 24, 2006)
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