The Vietnam War 1956–1975
Osprey Essential Histories series
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The Vietnam War was arguably the most important event, or series of events, of the "American Century." America entered the brutal conflict certain of its Cold War doctrines and certain of its moral mission to save the world from the advance of communism. As this book explains, however, the war was not at all what the United States expected. Outnumbered and outgunned the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces resorted to a guerrilla war based on the theories of Mao Zedong of China. This was war reduced to its most basic level - find the enemy and kill him.
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“If you want more of the same (history about military history), start with these.”
“If it was the Vietnam that hooked you, try one of these.”
“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”
- American Guerrilla: The Forgotten Heroics of Russell W. Volckmann-the Man Who Escaped from Bataan, Raised a Filipino Army against the Japanese, and became the True "Father" of Army Special Forces
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Shadow Commander: The Epic Story of Donald D. Blackburn-Guerrilla Leader and Special Forces Hero
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Tyranny in the Ashes
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The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet Afghan War