MACV : the Joint Command in the years of withdrawal, 1968-1973

549 Pages·2006·4.05 MB·English

by  Graham A Cosmas, Center of Military History

THe UniTed STATeS ArMy in VieTnAM
MACV
MACV
The Joint
Command

in the ThE JoinT CoMMAnd
Years of
in ThE
Escalation
YEArs of EsCAlATion
1962–1967
1962–1967
ThE UniTEd sTATEs
Graham A.
ArMY in ViETnAM Cosmas
The
The United States Army in Vietnam is a multivolume history of the
United States
Army’s involvement in the Vietnam War. The series treats a full range
Army in
of topics, from combat operations and advisory efforts, to logistics,
communications, and engineer endeavors. Two volumes deal with Vietnam
theater command. The first, MACV: The Joint Command in the Years
of Escalation, describes the role of the theater commander during the
early years of American involvement and how he used his resources
to achieve the goals set by his superiors in Washington.
U.S. Army
Center
of
Military
History
Pin : 081780–000
Graham A. Cosmas
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MACV
The Joint Command
in the
Years of Escalation, 1962–1967
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United States Army in Vietnam
MACV
The Joint Command
in the
Years of Escalation, 1962–1967
by
Graham A. Cosmas
Center of Military History
United States Army
Washington, D.C., 2006
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Cosmas, Graham A.
MACV : the joint command in the years of escalation, 1962–1967 /
by Graham A. Cosmas.
p. cm. — (United States Army in Vietnam)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Vietnamese Confl ict, 1961–1975—United States. 2. United States.
Military Assistance Command, Vietnam—History. I. Title. II. Series.
DS558.C68 2006
959.704’340973—dc22
2005025726
CMH Pub 91–6–1
First Printing
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United States Army in Vietnam
Jeffrey J. Clarke, General Editor
Advisory Committee
(As of August 2005)
Jon T. Sumida Howard P. Lowell
University of Maryland National Archives and Records
Administration
Eric M. Bergerud
Lincoln University Col. Craig Madden
U.S. Army War College
Lt. Gen. Anthony R. Jones
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine John H. Morrow, Jr.
Command University of Georgia
Brig. Gen. Daniel J. Kaufman Reina J. Pennington
U.S. Military Academy Norwich University
Sandy R. Riley
Adrian R. Lewis
Administrative Assistant to the
University of North Texas
Secretary of the Army
Brian M. Linn
Texas A&M University Ronald H. Spector
George Washington University
Brig. Gen. Volney Warner
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
U.S. Army Center of Military History
Brig. Gen. (Ret.) John S. Brown, Chief of Military History
Chief Historian Jeffrey J. Clarke
Chief, Histories Division Richard W. Stewart
Acting Editor in Chief Keith R. Tidman
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. . . to Those Who Served
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