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Texas Tech University Press Uphill Battle: Reflections on Viet Nam Counterinsurgency (Modern Southeast Asia)

Name: Uphill Battle: Reflections on Viet Nam Counterinsurgency (Modern Southeast Asia)
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Review A fascinating and historical commentary on the Viet Nam War from 1962 through 1975 as seen through the eyes of one of the key figures in the development and implementation of Viet Nam's pacification program and CORDS (Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support) as well as a very personal account of Scotton's love affair with Viet Nam and its people. --Merle Pribbenow, translator, researcher, and retired CIA officer Product Description When the Viet Nam War ended, with the United States of America defeated, many wondered how a military powerhouse lost to a “raggedy-ass, little fourth-rate country,” as President Lyndon Johnson called North Viet Nam. Frank Scotton knew why. A young Foreign Service Officer assigned to Viet Nam in 1962, Scotton drove roads others avoided, walked trails alone and spent nights in remote hamlets. Learning the Vietnamese language, carrying a carbine and living out of a rucksack, he proved that small teams, correctly trained and led, could compete with communist units.In 1964, Scotton organised mobile platoons to emphasise political aspects of the conflict. Those special teams, adopted by the CIA, became models for the national pacification programme. He prepared units in some provinces at the request of General Westmoreland, and in 1965 and 1966 worked with Special Forces. While organisational assistant and troubleshooter for Robert Komer in 1967, and subsequently with William Colby in the military headquarters (MACV), Scotton reluctantly concluded that improved counterinsurgency techniques could not beat back the challenges posed by North Viet Nam resolve, lack of political energy in South Viet Nam, and the dissolving American commitment. For the first time Scotton shares his important observations and reasoned conclusions about the United States’s involvement in the Viet Nam War. About the Author From 1962 through 1975, Frank Scotton spent at least part of every year in Viet Nam. He retired in 1998 after serving three years as USIA assistant director for East Asia. He currently lives in Southern California.

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Brand: Texas Tech University Press
Format: Hardcover
ASIN: 0896728692
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Military History > Vietnam War
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 30 May 2014
Listed Since: 31 October 2013

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