The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam, 1960-1968
- Title
- The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam, 1960-1968 / Graham A. Cosmas.
- Published by
- Washington, DC : Office of Joint History, Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2009-
- Author
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- Additional authors
- Description
- v.; 26 cm
- Series statement
- History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Uniform title
- History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Contents
- 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.
- 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?
- 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
- JFM 12-26
- Note
- Maps on endpapers.
- "The current version has been updated by Jack Shulimson, and reviewed by Dr. Graham A. Comas"--Foreword, Pt. 1.
- "David Armstrong edited the revised version of part 3"--Foreword.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Author
- Cosmas, Graham A.
- Title
- The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam, 1960-1968 / Graham A. Cosmas.
- Imprint
- Washington, DC : Office of Joint History, Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2009-
- Type of content
- text
- Type of medium
- unmediated
- Type of carrier
- volume
- Series
- History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological term
- 1961-1975
- Added author
- Shulimson, Jack.
- Armstrong, David A. (David Andrew), 1940-
- Other form:
- 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
- 2009033386
- Gpo item no.
- 0315
- Sudoc no.
- D 5.2:H 62/4/960-68/PT.1-
- D 5.2:H 62/4/960-68/PT.3/2009
- D 5.2:H 62/4/960-68/PT.1
- D 5.2:H 62/4/960-68/PT.2
- D 5.2:H 62/4/960-68/PT.3
- D 5.2:H 62/4/960-68/PT.
- D 5.2:H 62/4/960-68/
- Research call number
- JFM 12-26