Title: MACV : the Joint Command in the years of withdrawal, 1968-1973 /
Authors: Cosmas, Graham A.; Center of Military History
Publisher: Center of Military History, United States Army : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O. ,
Year: 2007
Subjects: United States. History.; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 United States; Command of troops.; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Peace
Abstract: The United States Army in Vietnam is a multivolume history of the Army's involvement in the Vietnam War. The series treats a full range of topics, from combat operations and advisory efforts, to logistics, communications, and engineer endeavors. Two volumes deal with theater command. The second volume MACV: The Joint Command in the Years of Withdrawal, 1968-1973, describes MACV's evolution as an organization and of the command's role in making and implementing American national policy in Southeast Asia during the period of U.S. disengagement from Vietnam.
Contents: The command and the war, January 1968 -- Prelude to Tet: warnings and preparations -- Tet and its aftermath -- General Abrams takes charge -- Redeployment and Vietnamization -- MACV headquarters: the drawdown -- Seasons of scandal -- South Vietnam: waging the one war -- Across the borders: Cambodia -- Across the borders: Laos and North Vietnam -- The Easter offensive -- The final phasedown -- Conclusion: MACV in retrospect.