Phoenix and the Birds of Prey: Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism in Vietnam

by Mark Moyar

Book Overview

This study explodes prevailing myths about the Phoenix Program, the CIA's top-secret effort to destroy the Viet Cong by neutralizing its "civilian" leaders. Drawing on recently declassified documents and interviews with American, South Vietnamese, and North Vietnamese sources, Mark Moyar examines the attempts to eradicate the Viet Cong infrastructure and analyzes their effectiveness. He addresses misconceptions about these efforts and provides an...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803216025
• ISBN13: 9780803216020
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"