The battle of Ap Bac, Vietnam: they did everything but learn from it
Material type: TextPublication details: Westport, Conn. USA: Greenwood Press, 2001Description: 185pISBN:- 0313316759 (hbk.):
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959.704342 SPE Advice and support: the early years | 959.704342 SPE After Tet: the bloodiest year in Vietnam | 959.704342 STA The rise and fall of an American army: U.S. Ground Forces in Vietnam, 1965-1973 | 959.704342 TOC The battle of Ap Bac, Vietnam: they did everything but learn from it | 959.704342 TUR The Eastern offensive, Vietnam, 1972 | 959.704342 UNI 1st Cavalry Division: Vietnam, August 1965 to December 1969 | 959.704342 VET Never without heroes: Marine Third Reconnaissance Battalion in Vietnam, 1965-70 |
Detailed analysis of the battle of Ap Bac that took place January 1963 when American's were in an advisory role in support of the ARVN. The book sets out to identify why the apparently superior ARVN lost the battle to the PLAF, and why it was subsequently presented as an ARVN victory. Suggests that contributory factors were the poor quality of ARVN officers and the fact that there were two chains of command (military and civil) as a result of which some officers wore two hats and occassionally faced conflicting orders.
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