" On April 30, 1975, Saigon and the government of South Vietnam
fell to the communist regime of North Vietnam, ending -- for
American military forces -- exactly twenty-five year of courageous
but unavailing struggle. This is not the story of how America
became embroiled in a conflict in a small country half-way around
the globe, nor of why our armed forces remained there so long after
the futility of our efforts became obvious to many. It is the story
of what went wrong there militarily, and why. The author is a
professional soldier who experienced the Vietnam war in the field
and in the highest command echelons. General Palmer's insights into
the key events and decisions that shaped American's military role
in Vietnam are uncommonly perceptive. America's most serious error,
he believes, was committing its armed forces to a war in which
neither political nor military goals were ever fully articulated by
our civilian leaders. Our armed forces, lacking clear objectives,
failed to develop an appropriate strategy, instead relinquishing
the offensive to Hanoi. Yet an achievable strategy could have been
devised, Palmer believes. Moreover, our South Vietnamese allies
could have been bolstered by appropriate aid but were instead
overwhelmed by the massive American military presence. Compounding
these errors were the flawed civilian and military chains of
command. The result was defeat for America and disaster for South
Vietnam. General Palmer presents here an insider's history of the
war and an astute critique of America's military strengths and
successes as well as its weaknesses and failures.
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