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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Presents a balanced and accurate account of a 'secret war' the United States conducted over many years in the almost mythical mountain kingdom of Laos. . . . Castle draw[s] a clear path through the tangles of American bureaucratic and political problems to show how an ad hoc solution to a novel dilemma was constructed and operated. He has made a distinct contribution to America's history and to the finest traditions of scholarship. -- Review
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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).
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This review is from: At War in the Shadow of Vietnam (Paperback)
The failed American military involvement in Laos presents a tough target for any researcher, but Dr. Castle successfully negotiates the obstacle course to gain access to and declassify critical documents which form the foundation for this valuable look back on an episode in danger of being forgotten. Well-documented interviews with key players of the time fill in many but not all of the gaps. Those readers more interested in the personal impact on the families of those lost in action during this failed campaign will find Castle's follow-on book "One Day Too Long" a more direct fit to their needs.
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On December 2, 1975, the six-hundred-year-old Laotian monarchy was abolished and the royal Lao government replaced by the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
military aid program, military assistance program, electrical message, tripartite government, perilous missions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Pathet Lao, Air America, North Vietnamese, Vang Pao, Royal Lao, Plain of Jars, Southeast Asia, State Department, Kong Le, Souvanna Phouma, South Vietnam, General Phoumi, Ambassador Sullivan, Ambassador Unger, White House, Long Tieng, President Kennedy, Pha Thi, Royal Thai, Luang Prabang, Requirements Office, Ambassador Godley, Lao Lum, Military Assistance Advisory Group New!
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On December 2, 1975, the six-hundred-year-old Laotian monarchy was abolished and the royal Lao government replaced by the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
military aid program, military assistance program, electrical message, tripartite government, perilous missions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Pathet Lao, Air America, North Vietnamese, Vang Pao, Royal Lao, Plain of Jars, Southeast Asia, State Department, Kong Le, Souvanna Phouma, South Vietnam, General Phoumi, Ambassador Sullivan, Ambassador Unger, White House, Long Tieng, President Kennedy, Pha Thi, Royal Thai, Luang Prabang, Requirements Office, Ambassador Godley, Lao Lum, Military Assistance Advisory Group New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Tactical Airlift (The United States Air Force in Southeast Asia) by Ray L. Bowers on 7 pages
- Vietnam War (America at War (Brassey's)) by Katherine V. Dillon on 6 pages
- A Soldier Reports by William C. Westmoreland in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Years of Upheaval by Henry Kissinger in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Pentagon Papers by George Herring in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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