MACV: The Joint Command in the Years of Escalation, 1962-1967 - Couverture souple

Cosmas, Graham A.

 
9781519302205: MACV: The Joint Command in the Years of Escalation, 1962-1967
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1519302207 ISBN 13 : 9781519302205
Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

“MACV: The Joint Command in the Years of Escalation, 1962–1967,” is the first of two volumes that examine the Vietnam conflict from the perspective of the theater commander and his headquarters. It traces the story of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV), from its establishment in February 1962 to the climax of American escalation at the end of 1967. It deals with theater-level command relationships, strategy, and operations and supplements detailed studies in the Center of Military History’s United States Army in Vietnam series covering combat operations, the advisory effort, and relations with the media. “MACV: The Joint Command” recounts how the MACV commander and his staff viewed the war at various periods and how and why they arrived at their decisions. It analyzes the interservice politics of organizing and managing a joint command; MACV’s relationships with Pacific Command, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the secretary of defense; and the evolution of the command’s dealings with its South Vietnamese and third country allies. Perhaps most important, it traces the commander’s role in developing and executing U.S. policy in Vietnam, a role that extended beyond military operations to encompass diplomacy and pacification. As an experiment—not entirely successful—in nation building, the story of the Military Assistance Command contains many parallels to more recent Army engagements and so serves as a potential source of important lessons.

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“MACV: The Joint Command in the Years of Escalation, 1962–1967,” is the first of two volumes that examine the Vietnam conflict from the perspective of the theater commander and his headquarters. It traces the story of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV), from its establishment in February 1962 to the climax of American escalation at the end of 1967. It deals with theater-level command relationships, strategy, and operations and supplements detailed studies in the Center of Military History’s United States Army in Vietnam series covering combat operations, the advisory effort, and relations with the media. “MACV: The Joint Command” recounts how the MACV commander and his staff viewed the war at various periods and how and why they arrived at their decisions. It analyzes the interservice politics of organizing and managing a joint command; MACV’s relationships with Pacific Command, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the secretary of defense; and the evolution of the command’s dealings with its South Vietnamese and third country allies. Perhaps most important, it traces the commander’s role in developing and executing U.S. policy in Vietnam, a role that extended beyond military operations to encompass diplomacy and pacification. As an experiment—not entirely successful—in nation building, the story of the Military Assistance Command contains many parallels to more recent Army engagements and so serves as a potential source of important lessons.

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Éditeur
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1519302207
ISBN 13 
9781519302205
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
546
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ISBN 10 :  1782663215 ISBN 13 :  9781782663218
Editeur : Military Bookshop, 2006
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