Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Shulimson, Jack.
2. Armstrong, David A. (David Andrew), 1940-

Description

1. v.; 26 cm

Series statement

1. History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Uniform title

1. History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Subject

1. United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff > History
2. United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff
3. Vietnam War (1961-1975)
4. 1961-1975
5. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States
6. United States

Genre/Form

1. History.

Contents

1. Pt. 1. -- Vietnam and the Eisenhower administration : the view from Washington and Vietnam -- The Kennedy administration and crisis management : Vietnam and Lao, January-March 1961 -- Continuing crisis : Laos and Vietnam, March-May 1961 -- A new emphasis on Vietnam -- Continuing reassessment and the Taylor mission -- From MAAG to MACV -- A new beginning -- The continuing war in Vietnam and the Laotian interlude -- The ongoing war -- Uncertain progress, October 1962-March 1963 -- From Laotian crisis to Buddhist revolt -- From crisis to crisis, June-August 1963 -- The aftermath -- Conclusion.
2. Pt. 2. -- Prologue : at the end of 1963 -- President Johnson's first months -- Johnson's course confirmed, NSAM 288 -- Command reorganization in South Vietnam -- An escalation scenario takes shape -- New faces in Saigon and more troops -- Going north : Tonkin Gulf and its effects -- US action awaits stability in Saigon -- The Bien Hoa attack and the US reaction -- A new Presidential decision -- Implementing the Presidential decisions -- A new stage of US commitment -- The quantum jump : ROLLING THUNDER -- Limited deployment of US forces -- The logistics of escalation -- Deployment planning, March-June 1965 -- Into the battle, June 1965-February 1966 -- Command arrangements and allies -- Military operations, July-December 1965 -- ROLLING THUNDER continues -- The search for peace begins -- ROLLING THUNDER resumes and expands -- Deployments and forces, 1966 -- The war in South Vietnam, 1966 -- The air, the sea, and the borders -- Logistics issues, 1966 -- ROLLING THUNDER, July 1966-January 1967 -- Efforts toward negotiation -- Conclusion : five silent men?
3. Pt. 3. -- The situation, January 1967 -- Action on the diplomatic front -- Rolling Thunder gains momentum, February-June, 1967 -- Launching the general offensive : operations in South Vietnam, January-May, 1967 -- The debate over escalation -- Rolling Thunder at it's zenith : operations against North Vietnam, July 1967-January 1968 -- Military operations in South Vietnam, June 1967-January 1968 -- Pacification and nation building, 1967 -- Domestic dissent and policy debate -- The Tet offensive -- A new departure in policy -- De-escalation and the quest for talks -- Strengthening the RVNAF -- After Tet : the May and August offensives -- The Paris Talks through the bombing halt -- Pressing the attack in the south -- Conclusion.

Call number

1. JFM 12-26

Note

1. Maps on endpapers.
2. "The current version has been updated by Jack Shulimson, and reviewed by Dr. Graham A. Comas"--Foreword, Pt. 1.
3. "David Armstrong edited the revised version of part 3"--Foreword.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Author

1. Cosmas, Graham A.

Title

1. The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam, 1960-1968 / Graham A. Cosmas.

Imprint

1. Washington, DC : Office of Joint History, Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2009-

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Series

1. History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
2. History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological term

1. 1961-1975

Added author

1. Shulimson, Jack.
2. Armstrong, David A. (David Andrew), 1940-

Other form:

1. Online version: Cosmas, Graham A. Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam, 1960-1968. Washington, DC : Office of Joint History, Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, <2009-2011> (OCoLC)842368664

LCCN

1. 2009033386

Gpo item no.

1. 0315

Sudoc no.

1. D 5.2:H 62/4/960-68/PT.1-
2. D 5.2:H 62/4/960-68/PT.3/2009
3. D 5.2:H 62/4/960-68/PT.1
4. D 5.2:H 62/4/960-68/PT.2
5. D 5.2:H 62/4/960-68/PT.3
6. D 5.2:H 62/4/960-68/PT.
7. D 5.2:H 62/4/960-68/

Research call number

1. JFM 12-26