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The ARVN and the Fight for South Vietnam (Paperback)
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The ARVN and the Fight for South Vietnam (Paperback)
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Beginning with the withdrawal of French forces from South Vietnam
in 1955, the U.S. took an ever-widening role in defending the
country against invasion by North Vietnam. By 1965, the U.S. had
"Americanized" the war, relegating the Army of the Republic of
Vietnam (ARVN) to a supporting role. While the U.S. won many
tactical victories, it had difficulty controlling the territory it
fought for. As the war grew increasingly unpopular with the
American public, the North Vietnamese launched two large-scale
invasions in 1968 and 1972-both tactical defeats but strategic
victories for the North that precipitated the U.S. policy of
"Vietnamization," the drawdown of American forces that left the
ARVN to fight alone. This book examines the maturation of the ARVN,
and the major battles it fought from 1963 to its demise in 1975.
Despite its flaws, the ARVN was a well-organized and disciplined
force with an independent spirit and contributed enormously to the
war effort. Had the U.S. "Vietnamized" the war earlier, it might
have been won in 1967-1968.
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