Uphill battle [electronic resource] : reflections on Viet Nam counterinsurgency / Frank Scotton.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Initiation -- An Lao valley -- Deterioration -- Demise of the first republic -- Long An hamlet survey -- Quang Ngai people's commandos -- Expansion and control issues -- Upgrading district forces -- Reflection 1965 -- Long way home to central Viet Nam -- Binh Dinh conflict -- Roles and missions -- Office of civil operations/macvcords -- Reflection 1967 -- Away but still connected -- Borneo and return to Viet Nam -- Headquarters MACVCORDS -- Adjustments -- Elections, governance, and the 1972 Pavn offensive -- Negotiations, ceasefire, and land rush -- Reflection 1973 -- The last chapter -- Deterioration and collapse of the second republic -- Long An hamlet survey guidelines -- The nature of irregular warfare -- Abbreviations and terms -- Persons of interest -- Notes -- Index.

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