The 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam [electronic resource] : Unparalleled and Unequaled /
Hunt, Ira Augustus,1924-
Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky,
c2010.
Of all the military assignments in Vietnam, perhaps none was more challenging than the defense of the Mekong River Delta region. Operating deep within the Viet Cong--controlled Delta, the 9th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army was charged with protecting the area and its population against Communist insurgents and ensuring the success of the South Vietnamese government's pacification program. Faced with unrelenting physical hardships, a tenacious enemy, and the region's rugged terrain, the 9th Division established strategies and quantifiable goals for completing their mission, effectively w
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Of all the military assignments in Vietnam, perhaps none was more challenging than the defense of the Mekong River Delta region. Operating deep within the Viet Cong--controlled Delta, the 9th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army was charged with protecting the area and its population against Communist insurgents and ensuring the success of the South Vietnamese government's pacification program. Faced with unrelenting physical hardships, a tenacious enemy, and the region's rugged terrain, the 9th Division established strategies and quantifiable goals for completing their mission, effectively w
Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-108) and index.
Securing the Mekong Delta -- The general offensive and general uprising -- Enhancing combat capabilities -- Pacification: the endgame -- Third phase of the VC/NVA general offensive -- Fourth phase of the VC/NVA general offensive -- The take-off -- Post "Dong Xuan" operations -- Pacification results -- A total division effort -- The division rotates home.
Description based on print version record.
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 9th.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Vietnam War, 1961-1975