The Vietnam War Day by Day
by Leo Daugherty
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On 8th March 1965, in response to intense communist activity throughout Sooth Vietnam, the US 9th Marine Brigade landed at Danang and went into the immediate action against communist forces attacking US military installations. Thus began the start of a massive infusion of American military personnel and aid into South Vietnam, which heralded eight years of brutal engagements which cost 50,000 American lives, led to political and social entanglements, and where the greatest military and show more industrial power on earth unleashed thousands of tons of ordnance against an enemy rarely seen, where battles consisted of clashes at platoon or battalion level only, and where the images of the war could be viewed daily on television in American homes. The Vietnam War Day by Day is a chronological, month-by-month approach to the conflict, allowing the reader to see at a glance the key operations on land, at sea and in the air, such as 'Cedar Falls', 'Junction City', 'Rolling Thunder' and the Tet Offensive. These operations and other engagements are illustrated by maps for ease of understanding. As well as the battles and campaigns, the book contains all the military and political leaders of both sides who helped to shape the conflict, such as Westmoreland, Giap, Nixon, Kissinger, Abrams and Le Duc Tho.Although the major events of each month dominate the narrative, The Vietnam War Day by Day also includes lesser episodes to give the reader a comprehensive summary of the war. These include drug trafficking, rates of venereal disease, which had reached 700 per 1000 men by 1972, American prisoners of war, and the enormous black market in South Vietnam. The Vietnam War Day by Day is a superbly illustratedaccount of America's most tragic war. show lessTags
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Leo J. Daugherty III is the Command Historian for the United States Army Accessions Command at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He is a former Marine Corps intelligence analyst and a former associate editor of the Marine Corps Gazette. His books include Nam: A Photographic History (co-author), Fighting Techniques of a Japanese Infantryman, 1941-45, an6 The show more Marine Corps and the State Department: Enduring Partners in United States Foreign Policy, 1798-2007. He lives in Rineyville, Kentucky. show less
Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 2002
- Important events
- Vietnam War (1961 | 1975)
- Dedication
- To all the US Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, Airmen and Coast Guardsmen Who Served in the Republic of Vietnam 1954-1975
"You all are the real American Heroes." - First words
- Introduction: With the signing of the Geneva Peace Accords (May 1954), Vietnam was divided into two halves.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)It is to be hoped that such rational approaches to the enormous difficulties of formulating military strategy continue to inform the commanders of the world's greatest war machine.
Classifications
- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 959.7043 — History & geography History of Asia Southeast Asia: Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam Vietnam 1949- 1961–1975 Vietnamese War
- LCC
- DS557.7 .D378 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Asia History of Asia Southeast Asia French Indochina Vietnam. Annam Vietnamese Conflict
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- Languages
- English
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- Paper
- ISBNs
- 5
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