Vietnam Chronicles - (Modern Southeast Asia) by Lewis Sorley (Paperback)
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Highlights
- During the four years General Creighton W. Abrams was commander in Vietnam, he and his staff made more than 455 tape recordings of briefings and meetings.
- About the Author: Lewis Sorley is a researcher and writer in Potomac, Maryland.
- 992 Pages
- History, Military
- Series Name: Modern Southeast Asia
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About the Book
During the four years General Creighton W. Abrams was commander in Vietnam, he and his staff made more than 455 tape recordings of briefings and meetings. In 1994, with government approval, Lewis Sorley began transcribing and analyzing the tapes. Sorley's laborious, time-consuming effort has produced a picture of the senior U.S. commander in Vietnam and his associates working to prosecute a complex and challenging military campaign in an equally complex and difficult political context.The concept of the nature of the war and the way it was conducted changed during Abrams's command. The progressive buildup of U.S. forces was reversed, and Abrams became responsible for turning the war back to the South Vietnamese.The edited transcriptions in this volume clearly reflect those changes in policy and strategy. They include briefings called the Weekly Intelligence Estimate Updates as well as meetings with such visitors as the secretary of defense, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other high-ranking officials. In Vietnam Chronicles we see, for the first time, the difficult task that Creighton Abrams accomplished with tact and skill.Book Synopsis
During the four years General Creighton W. Abrams was commander in Vietnam, he and his staff made more than 455 tape recordings of briefings and meetings. In 1994, with government approval, Lewis Sorley began transcribing and analyzing the tapes. Sorley's laborious, time-consuming effort has produced a picture of the senior US commander in Vietnam and his associates working to prosecute a complex and challenging military campaign in an equally complex and difficult political context. The concept of the nature of the war and the way it was conducted changed during Abrams's command. The progressive buildup of US forces was reversed, and Abrams became responsible for turning the war back to the South Vietnamese. The edited transcriptions in this volume clearly reflect those changes in policy and strategy. They include briefings called the Weekly Intelligence Estimate Updates as well as meetings with such visitors as the secretary of defense, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other high-ranking officials. The 2005 winner of the Army Historical Foundation's Trefry Award, Vietnam Chronicles reveals, for the first time, the difficult task that Creighton Abrams accomplished with tact and skill.Review Quotes
Anyone seriously interested in understanding war--any war--will want to sample the transcripts, not least for their vividness, real-time drama, and strategic insights.
--The Wall Street Journal
About the Author
Lewis Sorley is a researcher and writer in Potomac, Maryland. His previous books include Thunderbolt: General Creighton Adams and the Army of His Times, Honorable Warrior: General Harold K. Johnson and the Ethics of Command, and A Better War: The Unexamined Victories and Final Tragedy of America's Last Years in Vietnam.Dimensions (Overall): 9.2 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W) x 2.2 Inches (D)
Weight: 2.95 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: Modern Southeast Asia
Sub-Genre: Military
Genre: History
Number of Pages: 992
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Theme: Vietnam War
Format: Paperback
Author: Lewis Sorley
Language: English
Street Date: August 15, 2015
TCIN: 89055858
UPC: 9780896729599
Item Number (DPCI): 247-15-1294
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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