Westmoreland's War: Reassessing American Strategy in Vietnam

By Gregory A. Daddis

Book Overview

General William C. Westmoreland has long been derided for his failed strategy of "attrition" in the Vietnam War. Historians have argued that Westmoreland's strategy placed a premium on high "body counts" through a "big unit war" that relied almost solely on search and destroy missions. Many believe the U.S. Army failed in Vietnam because of Westmoreland's misguided and narrow strategy

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190231467
• ISBN13: 9780190231460
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"