Strategy in Vietnam - The Marines and Revolutionary Warfare in I Corps, 1965-1972 (Hardcover, New)

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.

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Praeger Studies in Diplomacy and Strategic Thought
Release date:	August 1997
First published:	August 1997
Authors:	Michael A. Hennessy
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	232
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-275-95667-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > General Books > History > General
LSN:	0-275-95667-9
Barcode:	9780275956677

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