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Grand strategy, strategy, and tactics--the three layers of policy and action inherent to all military efforts--are the focus of this historical analysis of the dynamics of the Vietnam War. The American theory of counterrevolutionary warfare is examined in light of American military practice, especially that of the Marine Corps, during the period of America's greatest involvement, 1965-1972, and at the site of the most intense combat, the five northern provinces known as I Corps. Drawing from two schools of thought that diverge over the appropriate strategy America should have pursued in South Vietnam, this inquiry indicates that both the number of troops and their tactical employment proved inadequate for redressing the threat within the parameters America set for itself. Specifically, this work demonstrates that the counterrevolutionary warfare strategy postulated for Vietnam was largely ignored in some quarters, and sowed the seeds of defeat in others.
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MICHAEL A. HENNESSY is Assistant Professor of History at the Royal Military College of Canada.
Grand strategy, strategy, and tactics--the three layers of policy and action inherent to all military efforts--are the focus of this historical analysis of the dynamics of the Vietnam War. The American theory of counterrevolutionary warfare is examined in light of American military practice, especially that of the Marine Corps, during the period of America's greatest involvement, 1965-1972, and at the site of the most intense combat, the five northern provinces known as I Corps. Drawing from two schools of thought that diverge over the appropriate strategy America should have pursued in South Vietnam, this inquiry indicates that both the number of troops and their tactical employment proved inadequate for redressing the threat within the parameters America set for itself. Specifically, this work demonstrates that the counterrevolutionary warfare strategy postulated for Vietnam was largely ignored in some quarters, and sowed the seeds of defeat in others.
About the Author
MICHAEL A. HENNESSY is Assistant Professor of History at the Royal Military College of Canada.
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At 0545 on 8 March 1965 the four ships of United States Amphibious Task Force 76 closed to within 4,000 meters of the beach and prepared to land elements of the 3rd battalion, 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
counterinsurgency doctrine, pacification effort, maneuver battalions, national doctrine, local security forces, population security, pacification program Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Marine Corps, Pentagon Papers, Viet Cong, South Vietnam, New York, United States, Quang Tri, Quang Ngai, General Walt, Internal Defense Policy, Quang Nam, Khe Sanh, Soldier Reports, North Vietnam, President Johnson, Binh Son, Viet Minh, Chu Lai, Marine Division, State Department, Quang Tin, Honolulu Conference, Maxwell Taylor, National Police, Central Committee New!
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At 0545 on 8 March 1965 the four ships of United States Amphibious Task Force 76 closed to within 4,000 meters of the beach and prepared to land elements of the 3rd battalion, 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
counterinsurgency doctrine, pacification effort, maneuver battalions, national doctrine, local security forces, population security, pacification program Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Marine Corps, Pentagon Papers, Viet Cong, South Vietnam, New York, United States, Quang Tri, Quang Ngai, General Walt, Internal Defense Policy, Quang Nam, Khe Sanh, Soldier Reports, North Vietnam, President Johnson, Binh Son, Viet Minh, Chu Lai, Marine Division, State Department, Quang Tin, Honolulu Conference, Maxwell Taylor, National Police, Central Committee New!
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- A Soldier Reports by William C. Westmoreland on 13 pages
- Swords And Plowshares (Da Capo Paperback) by General Maxwell D. Taylor on 6 pages
- The Pentagon Papers by George Herring on 5 pages
- Small Wars Manual by U. S. Marine Corps on 4 pages
- Papers on the war by Daniel Ellsberg on page 10, page 175, and Back Matter
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- British and American Naval Power: Politics and Policy, 1900-1936 (Praeger Studies in Diplomacy and Strategic Thought) by Phillips Payson O'Brien in Front Matter
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