The Rise and Fall of an American Army: U.S. Ground Forces in Vietnam, 1963-1973“THE MEN WHO SACRIFICED FOR THEIR COUNTRY ARE RIGHTFULLY HERALDED . . . This is an honest book–one well worth reading. . . . Stanton has laid his claim to the historian’s ranks by providing his reader with well-documented, interpretive assessments.” –Parameters The Vietnam War remains deep in the nation’s consciousness. It is vital that we know exactly what happened there–and who made it happen. This book provides a complete account of American Army ground combat forces–who they were, how they got to the battlefield, and what they did there. Year by year, battlefield by battlefield, the narrative follows the war in extraordinary, gripping detail. Over the course of the decade, the changes in fighting and in the combat troops themselves are described and documented. The Rise and Fall of an American Army represents the first total battlefield history of Army ground forces in the Vietnam War, containing much previously unreleased archival material. It re-creates the feel of battle with dramatic precision. “Stanton’s writing . . . gives the reader a terrifying graphic description of combat in the many mini-environments of Vietnam.” –The New York Times “[A] MOVING, IMPORTANT BOOK.” –St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
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User Review - bookmarkaussie - LibraryThingThis is an excellent overview of the US Army and Marine Corp in Vietnam 1965-1972. It makes a good deal of sense out of a confusing time. He shows the issues that existed and how more and more units ... Read full review
The Rise and Fall of an American Army
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Contents
| 3 | |
| 18 | |
Marines at | 29 |
An Army Goes to | 44 |
The BuildUp | 63 |
HAPTER 6 The Area War | 79 |
The Central Front | 95 |
The Northern Front | 115 |
HAPTER 13 Battle for the Coast | 189 |
Year ofCrises | 203 |
The Battles of Tet68 | 217 |
Siege and Breakthrough | 245 |
C ounteroffensive | 258 |
One War 281 | 280 |
One War in the Northern Provinces | 293 |
One War in the Southern Provinces | 306 |
The Year of the Big Battles 131 | 130 |
Battle for the Saigon Approaches | 140 |
1 Battle for the Highlands | 155 |
Holding the Line | 177 |
A Changing War | 333 |
An Army Departs the War | 348 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Rise and Fall of an American Army: U.S. Ground Forces in Vietnam, 1963-1973 |
| Author | Shelby L. Stanton |
| Publisher | Random House Publishing Group, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0307417344, 9780307417343 |
| Length | 448 pages |
| Subjects | › › Biography & Autobiography / Military History / Military / General History / Military / Vietnam War |
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