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Book The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam 1960 1968

Download or read book The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam 1960 1968 written by Graham A. Cosmas and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The War in Vietnam 1960 1968 Part 3 Covering Rolling Thunder TET Offensive Domestic Dissent Quest for Talks and Strengthening the RVNAF

Download or read book History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The War in Vietnam 1960 1968 Part 3 Covering Rolling Thunder TET Offensive Domestic Dissent Quest for Talks and Strengthening the RVNAF written by Department of Defense and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-15 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part III of The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam, 1960-1968, describes the formulation of policies and decisions during the years 1967-1968, the period during which the United States military escalation in Southeast Asia culminated. As it was written well before the war ended, the sources its authors used were quite limited; for example, the Pentagon Papers were not then available. Since that time, additional source material on all aspects of the war has become available both in US official records and in histories produced by the other side and made available in English. During the period covered by this study, the United States' military effort in Indochina, both in the ground battle in South Vietnam and the air war against North Vietnam, reached its highest level. As the scale and costs of the conflict increased with no sign of a decisive outcome, American public support for the war began to crumble as did the Johnson administration's confidence in its own policies. When the Communists launched their nationwide Tet Offensive early in 1968, the President and his advisers were already taking tentative steps toward limiting the American commitment and turning more of the war over to the South Vietnamese. Although a costly tactical defeat for the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese, the shock of the Tet Offensive set the Johnson administration on a course of de-escalation from which there was to be no turning back.1. The Situation, January 1967 * 2. Action on the Diplomatic Front * 3. ROLLING THUNDER Gains Momentum, February-June 1967 * 4. Launching the General Offensive: Operations in South Vietnam, January-May 1967 * 5. The Debate over Escalation * 6. ROLLING THUNDER at Its Zenith: Operations against North Vietnam, July 1967-January 1968 * 7. Military Operations in South Vietnam, June 1967-January 1968 * 8. Pacification and Nation Building--1967 * 9. Domestic Dissent and Policy Debate * 10. The TET Offensive * 11. A New Departure in Policy * 12. De-escalation and the Quest for Talks * 13. Strengthening the RVNAF * 14. After TET: The May and August Offensives * 15. The Paris Talks through the Bombing Halt * 16. Pressing the Attack in the South1. The Situation, January 1967 * 2. Action on the Diplomatic Front * Operation MARIGOLD * Appeal to U Thant * Operation SUNFLOWER * The JCS Express Their Views * 3. ROLLING THUNDER Gains Momentum, February-June 1967 * The Bombing Resumes * RT 55 and the MIG Threat * RT 56 and the Hanoi Thermal Power Plant * ROLLING THUNDER Is Restricted * 4. Launching the General Offensive: Operations in South Vietnam, January-May 1967 * General Westmoreland's Concept of Operations for 1967 * The Antagonists * Strengthening ARC LIGHT * CEDAR FALLS and JUNCTION CITY * Operations in II Corps Tactical Zone * Enemy Counterblows-- I Corps Tactical Zone * Reinforcement of I CTZ * The DMZ Barrier * General Westmoreland Requests Additional Forces * 5. The Debate over Escalation * The JCS' Views on Westmoreland's Request * Free World Countries as Sources of Additional Forces * The Debate Is Joined--Counterproposals by OSD * The Joint Chiefs Reply to McNamara * The Debate Continues: The Revised DPM of 12 June * McNamara Visits Saigon * The Presidential Decisions * 6. ROLLING THUNDER at Its Zenith: Operations against North Vietnam, July 1967-January 1968 * The Original ROLLING THUNDER 57 Package * The Senate Takes a Hand: The Stennis Hearings * New Targets and a Peace Initiative * Strikes in the Buffer Zone * Operations against the Ports * Countering the MIG Threat * ROLLING THUNDER Unleashed * ROLLING THUNDER Subsides * ROLLING THUNDER Pro and Con * 7. Military Operations in South Vietnam, June 1967-January 1968 * Westmoreland's Summer Plans * Summer Operations in III and IV CTZs * Summer Operations in II CTZ * Hard Fighting in I CTZ * Actions to Strengthen MACV * Enemy Pressure on the Cambodian Border * Attacking the Ho Chi Minh Trail

Book Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam 1960 1968 Part 3

Download or read book Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam 1960 1968 Part 3 written by JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF. and published by Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, & Air Force. This book was released on 2010-03-31 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT-- OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pt. 3. At head of title: History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Revised version edited by David Armstrong, Director for Joint History. Describes the formulation of policies and decisions during the years 1967-1968, the period during which the United States military escalation in Southeast Asia culminated. Other products produced by the Joint Chiefs of Staff can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/1309 Vietnam War resources collection can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/us-military-history/battles-wars/vietnam-war

Book The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam 1960 1968 1960 1968 pt 2

Download or read book The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam 1960 1968 1960 1968 pt 2 written by Graham A. Cosmas and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pt. 1: This volume describes those JCS activities related to developments in Vietnam during the period 1960-1963, when the United States expanded its initial military commitment to Southeast Asia. In 1960, the United States increased its military advisory strength in South Vietnam in response to increased Communist infiltration and to more sustained guerrilla attacks in the south and its contingency planning effort to deploy regular US forces to both Laos and South Vietnam to counter any threat by Communist Army units from the north or from China. President Kennedy's called for a new emphasis upon guerrilla warfare at first received only lukewarm support from the Joint Chiefs of Staff. After the failed Bay of Pigs episode very early in the Kennedy administration, the President lost faith in the advice of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and appointed General Maxwell Taylor to serve as his intermediary with the Joint Chiefs, until he assumed the Chairman responsibilities in October 1962. The Kennedy administration's policy was marked by clashes between factions in the Defense Department, including the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the State Department, and the White House. By 1963, these differences involved the support the US should provide for the Republic of Vietnam under its President, Ngo Dinh Diem. The history ends with the killing of Diem by a coup followed by the coincidental murder of President Kennedy a short time later.

Book The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam 1960 1968 Part 3 2009

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Book History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Download or read book History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff written by Joint Chiefs of Staff and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-18 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Established during World War II to advise the President regarding the strategic direction of the armed forces of the United States, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) continued in existence after the war, and as military advisers and planners, haveplayed a significant role in the development of national policy. Knowledge of JCS relations with the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense in the years since World War II is essential to an understanding of theircurrent work. An account of their activity in peacetime and during crises provides, moreover, an important series of chapters in the military history of the United States. For these reasons, the Joint Chiefs of Staff directed that an official historybe written for the record. Its value for instructional purposes, for the orientation of officers newly assigned to the JCS organization and as a source of information for staff studies, will be readily recognized.

Book History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Download or read book History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff written by Graham A. Cosmas and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Established during World War II to advise the President regarding the strategic direction of the armed forces of the United States, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) continued in existence after the war, and as military advisers and planners, have played a significant role in the development of national policy. Knowledge of JCS relations with the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense in the years since World War II is essential to an understanding of their current work. An account of their activity in peacetime and during crises provides, moreover, an important series of chapters in the military history of the United States. For these reasons, the Joint Chiefs of Staff directed that an official history be written for the record. Its value for instructional purposes, for the orientation of officers newly assigned to the JCS organization and as a source of information for staff studies, will be readily recognized. Written to complement The Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Policy series, The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam focuses upon the activities of the Joint Chiefs that were concerned with the conflicts in Indochina and later Vietnam. The nature of the activities of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the sensitivity of the sources used caused the volumes of the series to be written as classified documents. Classification designations in the footnotes are those that appeared in the classified publication. This three-part volume describes JCS activities related to the Vietnam War during the period 1960–1968. Originally, the volume was written as a collaborative effort by members of the Historical Division; each part is being updated and published separately. In the preface, Dr. Graham Cosmas discusses the general nature of the revisions that he made in updating the text. Dr. David Armstrong edited the revised version of Part Three; Ms. Susan Carroll compiled the Index; and Ms. Penny Norman prepared the manuscript for publication. The volume was reviewed for declassification by the appropriate US Government departments and agencies and cleared for release. The volume is an official publication of the Joint Chiefs of Staff but, inasmuch as the text has not been considered by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, it must be construed as descriptive only and does not constitute the official position of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on any subject.

Book The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam 1960 1968 Part 3 History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Download or read book The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam 1960 1968 Part 3 History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Established during World War II to advise the President regarding the strategic direction of the armed forces of the United States, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) continued in existence after the war, and as military advisers and planners, have played a significant role in the development of national policy. Knowledge of JCS relations with the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense in the years since World War II is essential to an understanding of their current work. An account of their activity in peacetime and during crises provides, moreover, an important series of chapters in the military history of the United States. For these reasons, the Joint Chiefs of Staff directed that an official history be written for the record. Its value for instructional purposes, for the orientation of officers newly assigned to the JCS organization and as a source of information for staff studies, will be readily recognized. Written to complement The Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Policy series, The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam focuses upon the activities of the Joint Chiefs that were concerned with the conflicts in Indochina and later Vietnam. The nature of the activities of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the sensitivity of the sources used caused the volumes of the series to be written as classified documents. Classification designations in the footnotes are those that appeared in the classified publication. This three-part volume describes JCS activities related to the Vietnam War during the period 1960-1968. Originally, the volume was written as a collaborative effort by members of the Historical Division; each part is being updated and published separately. In the preface, Dr. Graham Cosmas discusses the general nature of the revisions that he made in updating the text.

Book History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The War in Vietnam 1960 1968 Part 2 Covering Johnson and McNamara Escalation in South Vietnam Tonkin Gulf Saigon and Rolling Thunder

Download or read book History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The War in Vietnam 1960 1968 Part 2 Covering Johnson and McNamara Escalation in South Vietnam Tonkin Gulf Saigon and Rolling Thunder written by Department of Defense and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-14 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume describes those JCS activities related to developments in Vietnam during the period 1964-1966. At times, the role of the Joint Chiefs in events in Vietnam may appear to be submerged in the description of foreign relations, politics, economics, and other areas having little to do with military matters. However, developments in these areas provide essential background for understanding the military activity of the 1960s. 1. President Johnson's First Months * 2. Johnson's Course Confirmed, NSAM 288 * 3. Command Reorganization in South Vietnam * 4. An Escalation Scenario Takes Shape * 5. New Faces in Saigon and More Troops * 6. Going North: Tonkin Gulf and Its Effects * 7. US Action Awaits Stability in Saigon * 8. The Bien Hoa Attack and the US Reaction * 9. A New Presidential Decision * 10. Implementing the Presidential Decisions * 11. A New Stage of US Commitment * 12. The Quantum Jump-ROLLING THUNDER * 13. Limited Deployment of US Forces * 14. The Logistics of Escalation * 15. Deployment Planning, March-June 1965 * 16. Into the Battle, June 1965-February 1966 * 17. Command Arrangements and Allies * 18. Military Operations, July-December 1965 * 19. ROLLING THUNDER Continues * 20. The Search for Peace Begins * 21. ROLLING THUNDER Resumes and Expands * 22. Deployments and Forces, 1966 * 23. The War in South Vietnam - 1966 * 24. The Air, the Sea, and the Borders * 25. Logistics Issues, 1966 * 26. ROLLING THUNDER, July 1966-January 1967 * 27. Efforts toward Negotiation Prologue: At the End of 1963 * The Deaths of Two Presidents * The Joint Chiefs of Staff under Kennedy and Johnson * The Joint Chiefs of Staff and Vietnam: Five Silent Men? * 1. President Johnson's First Months * 1964: A New Year Begins * President Johnson Sets a Course: NSAM 273 * Planning for Actions against North Vietnam * The Khanh Coup, 30 January 1964 * OPLAN 34A Starts Slowly * Encouraging Steps in Pacification * New Organization and Planning in Washington * The JCS Recommendations of 22 January 1964 * JCS Planning after the Khanh Coup * Decisions in Hanoi * 2. Johnson's Course Confirmed, NSAM 288 * JCS Recommendations to McNamara * The JCS Push for Cross-Border Operations * Blockading North Vietnam: Problems Identified * McNamara's March Trip and Report * JCS Views on the McNamara Report * Approval of the 12 Recommendations: NSAM 288 * Implementing NSAM 288: South Vietnamese Forces * Implementing NSAM 288: Cross-Border Operations * Aerial Reconnaissance in Laos: YANKEE TEAM * Implementing NSAM 288: Future Operations * The JCS Develop a Target List * 3. Command Reorganization in South Vietnam * General Harkins' Last Months * Reorganizing MACV * MACV: A Joint or Army Command? * 4. An Escalation Scenario Takes Shape * General Khanh Takes a New Tack * McNamara's May Visit to South Vietnam * Escalation Planning Intensifies * A Scenario is Written * The JCS in the Preparations for Honolulu * The Honolulu Conference, 1-2 June 1964 * After the Honolulu Conference * General Taylor Defines Patterns of Attack * A Vision of Regional War: CINCPAC OPLAN 38-64 * Status of Recommendations 11 and 12, NSAM 288 * 5. New Faces in Saigon and More Troops * Changes in Command * Ambassador Taylor Takes Charge * A Major Increase in US Military Personnel * Americans in Vietnam: Advisers or Fighters? * Accommodating the Forces * The Search for "More Flags" Begins * 6. Going North: Tonkin Gulf and Its Effects * General Khanh Calls for a Move North * Ambassador Taylor Proposes Combined Planning * The Joint Chiefs Recommend Additional Action * The Gulf of Tonkin Incident * The Joint Congressional Resolution * The United Nations and Communist Response * The View from Saigon * Continued Policy Deliberations in Washington * 7. US Action Awaits Stability in Saigon * The Khanh Regime Stumbles * Ambassador Taylor on Escalation * The JCS Recommendations of 26 August * The 94 Target List * A Split over Going North

Book The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam 1960 1968

Download or read book The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam 1960 1968 written by Graham A. Cosmas and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam 1960 1068 Part 2

Download or read book The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam 1960 1068 Part 2 written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: