RAND in Southeast Asia : a history of the Vietnam War era / Mai Elliott.

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"This volume chronicles RAND's involvement in researching insurgency and counterinsurgency in Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand during the Vietnam War era, from the period preceding the dispatch of U.S. troops, to the most intensive combat years, to the Tet Offensive of 1968, to the end of the war in 1975...

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Main Author: Elliott, Duong Van Mai, 1941-
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2010.
Subjects:
Rand Corporation > Influence.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Research > United States > History.
Counterinsurgency > Research > United States > History > 20th century.
Military planning > United States > History > 20th century.
Physical Description:xxii, 672 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • RAND: the beginning
  • A remote corner of the world: the beginning in Vietnam
  • "What makes the Viet Cong tick?"
  • Escalation and airpower
  • Controversy
  • The many aspects of the war
  • HTe Mekong Delta and the Central Highlands
  • The Tet Offensive
  • Pacification and Vietnamization
  • The Pentagon Papers
  • The end of the war
  • Laos and Thailand: sideshows
  • Epilogue: Diversification.