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Westmoreland's War : Reassessing American Strategy in Vietnam
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Overview
General William C. Westmoreland has long been derided for his failed strategy of "attrition" in the Vietnam War. Historians have argued that Westmoreland's strategy placed a premium on high "body counts" through a "big unit war" that relied almost solely on search and destroy missions. Many believe the U.S. Army failed in Vietnam because of Westmoreland's misguided and narrow strategy
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- ISBN-13: 9780190231460
- ISBN-10: 0190231467
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publish Date: September 2015
- Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.9 pounds
- Page Count: 280
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