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Spies And Commandos
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Author : Kenneth Conboy
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Release Date : 2000-03-16
Spies And Commandos written by Kenneth Conboy and has been published by University Press of Kansas this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-03-16 with History categories.
During the Vietnam war, the United States sought to undermine Hanoi's subversion of the Saigon regime by sending Vietnamese operatives behind enemy lines. A secret to most Americans, this covert operation was far from secret in Hanoi: all of the commandos were killed or captured, and many were turned by the Communists to report false information. Spies and Commandos traces the rise and demise of this secret operation-started by the CIA in 1960 and expanded by the Pentagon beginning in1964-in the first book to examine the program from both sides of the war. Kenneth Conboy and Dale Andrade interviewed CIA and military personnel and traveled in Vietnam to locate former commandos who had been captured by Hanoi, enabling them to tell the complete story of these covert activities from high-level decision making to the actual experiences of the agents. The book vividly describes scores of dangerous missions-including raids against North Vietnamese coastal installations and the air-dropping of dozens of agents into enemy territory-as well as psychological warfare designed to make Hanoi believe the "resistance movement" was larger than it actually was. It offers a more complete operational account of the program than has ever been made available-particularly its early years-and ties known events in the war to covert operations, such as details of the "34-A Operations" that led to the Tonkin Gulf incidents in 1964. It also explains in no uncertain terms why the whole plan was doomed to failure from the start. One of the remarkable features of the operation, claim the authors, is that its failures were so glaring. They argue that the CIA, and later the Pentagon, was unaware for years that Hanoi had compromised the commandos, even though some agents missed radio deadlines or filed suspicious reports. Operational errors were not attributable to conspiracy or counterintelligence, they contend, but simply to poor planning and lack of imagination. Although it flourished for ten years under cover of the wider war, covert activity in Vietnam is now recognized as a disaster. Conboy and Andrade's account of that episode is a sobering tale that lends a new perspective on the war as it reclaims the lost lives of these unsung spies and commandos.
Spies And Commandos
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Author : Kenneth J. Conboy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Spies And Commandos written by Kenneth J. Conboy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
During the Vietnam War, the U.S. sought to undermine Hanoi's subversion of the Saigon regime by sending Vietnamese operatives behind enemy lines. All the commandos were killed or captured, with many reporting false information. This book traces the rise and demise of this secret operation.
Secret Army Secret War
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Author : Sedgwick Downey Tourison
language : en
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 1995
Secret Army Secret War written by Sedgwick Downey Tourison and has been published by US Naval Institute Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with History categories.
Former Army intelligence officer and Defense Intelligence Agency analyst "Wick" Tourison unravels the tragically flawed and costly operation that according to many analysts helped trigger, the Vietnam War. Some b & w photos. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
The Journal Of Military History
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
The Journal Of Military History written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Electronic journals categories.
U S Army Special Warfare
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Author : Alfred H. Paddock
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
U S Army Special Warfare written by Alfred H. Paddock and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
Paddock also includes new sections on American psychological warfare in the Pacific, the Army Rangers, the 1st Special Service Force, and American-led guerrillas in the Philippines."--BOOK JACKET.
The Oss And Ho Chi Minh
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Author : Dixee R. Bartholomew-Feis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
The Oss And Ho Chi Minh written by Dixee R. Bartholomew-Feis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"Some will be shocked to find out that the United States and Ho Chi Minh, our nemesis for much of the Vietnam War, were once allies. Indeed, during the last year of World War II, American spies in Indochina found themselves working closely with Ho Chi Minh and other anti-colonial factions--compelled by circumstances to fight together against the Japanese. Dixee Bartholomew-Feis reveals how this relationship emerged and operated and how it impacted Vietnam's struggle for independence... Although the OSS did not bring Ho Chi Minh to power, Bartholomew-Feis shows that its apparent support for the Viet Minh played a significant symbolic role in helping them fill the power vacuum left in the wake of Japan's surrender. Her study also hints that, had America continued to champion the anti-colonials and their quest for independence, rather than caving in to the French, we might have been spared our long and very lethal war in Vietnam. Based partly on interviews with surviving OSS agents who served in Vietnam, Bartholomew-Feis's engaging narrative and compelling insights speak to the yearnings of an oppressed people--and remind us that history does indeed make strange bedfellows."--
The Cia S Secret War In Tibet
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Author : Kenneth J. Conboy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
The Cia S Secret War In Tibet written by Kenneth J. Conboy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
In one of the most remote covert campaigns of the cold war, the CIA harnessed, nurtured, and encouraged the Khampa tribesmen of Tibet in their defiance against Chinese subjugation. This is the first time the story has been told.
The Cambodian Campaign
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Author : John M. Shaw
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
The Cambodian Campaign written by John M. Shaw and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
When American and South Vietnamese forces, led by General Creighton Abrams, launched an attack into neutral Cambodia in 1970, the invasion ignited a firestorm of violent antiwar protests throughout the United States, dealing yet another blow to Nixon's troubled presidency. But, as John Shaw shows, the campaign also proved to be a major military success. Most histories of the Vietnam War either give the Cambodian invasion short shrift or merely criticize it for its political fallout, thus neglecting one of the campaign's key dimensions. Approaching the subject from a distinctly military perspective, Shaw shows how this carefully planned and executed offensive provided essential support for Nixon's "decent interval" and "peace with honor" strategies-by eliminating North Vietnamese sanctuaries and supply bases located less than a hundred miles from Saigon and by pushing Communist troops off the Vietnamese border. Despite the political cloud under which the operation was conducted, Shaw argues that it was not only the best of available choices but one of the most successful operations of the entire war, sustaining light casualties while protecting American troop withdrawal and buying time for Nixon's pacification and "Vietnamization" strategies. He also shows how the United States took full advantage of fortuitous events, such as the overthrow of Cambodia's Prince Sihanouk, the redeployment of North Vietnamese forces, and the late arrival of spring monsoons. Although critics of the operation have protested that the North Vietnamese never did attack out of Cambodia, Shaw makes a persuasive case that the near-border threat was very real and imminent. In the end, he contends, the campaign effectively precluded any major North Vietnamese military operations for over a year. Based on exhaustive research and a deep analysis of the invasion's objectives, planning, organization, and operations, Shaw's shrewd study encourages a newfound respect for one of America's genuine military successes during the war.
Translations On North Vietnam
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971-07-15
Translations On North Vietnam written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971-07-15 with Vietnam (Democratic Republic) categories.
North Vietnam S Strategy For Survival
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Author : Jon M. Van Dyke
language : en
Publisher: Pacific Books, Publishers
Release Date : 1972
North Vietnam S Strategy For Survival written by Jon M. Van Dyke and has been published by Pacific Books, Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with History categories.