On strategy
Subtitle: a critical analysis of the Vietnam War
By: Harry G. Summers, Jr.
Edition: [Book club ed.]
Publisher: Presidio Press
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Novato, CA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 201
Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States.; Strategy.
Notes: Includes index.

Bibliography: p. [184]-193.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Jack N. Merritt; title: Introduction : Tactical victory, strategic defeat; title: Part one : The environment. The national will : the people; title: The national will : the Congress; title: Friction : the people; title: Friction : the bureaucracy; title: Friction : the danger; title: Friction : the doctrine; title: Friction : the dogma; title: Part two : The engagement. Tactics, grand tactics, and strategy; title: The objective; title: The offensive; title: Mass, economy of force, and maneuver; title: Unity of command; title: Security and surprise; title: Simplicity; title: Coalition warfare; title: Epilogue : To provide for the common defense; title: Appendix : The principles of war and the operational dimension; title: Selected bibliography; title: Biographical note