Vietnam's high ground : armed struggle for the Central Highlands, 1954-1965 / J.P. Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, J. P., author.

Series:

Modern war studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Campaigns--Vietnam--Central Highlands.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Central Highlands (Vietnam)--History, Military--20th century.

Central Highlands (Vietnam).

Military campaigns.

Vietnam--Central Highlands.

Genre:

Military history.

Physical Description:

xi, 538 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2016]

Summary:

"The most comprehensive and accurate examination of one of the least studied and least understood theaters--the Central Highlands--in what Americans came to call the Vietnam War (or what the Vietnamese called the Second Indochina War, following France's defeat in 1954). Focusing on the 1960-1965 period, Harris provides a detailed look at and evaluation of military operations by both sides, culminating in three chapters devoted to the famous battles in the Ia Drang river valley"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Vietnam and the Central Highlands to 1954

The Diem regime and the Central Highlands, 1954-1960

War in the Central Highlands, 1960-1961

Buon Enao and the Civilian Irregular Defense Group, 1962

Refugees, strategic hamlets, and ARVN operations, 1962

Reversal of fortune, 1963

The Central Highlands, January-June 1964

Crisis in the highlands, July-December 1964

An escalating war, January-March 1965

The monsoon offensive, April-August 1965

Plei Me : background, siege, and relief, August-October 1965

Retreat, search, and pursuit, October-November 1965

Catecka and X-Ray, November 1965

Albany and after, November-December 1965.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780700622832

0700622837

OCLC:

945586086