{"product_id":"westmorelands-war","title":"Westmoreland's War","description":"\u003cp\u003eGeneral 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 strategyIn a groundbreaking reassessment of American military\n\u003cbr\u003estrategy in Vietnam, Gregory Daddis overturns conventional wisdom and shows how Westmoreland did indeed develop a comprehensive campaign which included counterinsurgency, civic action, and the importance of\n\u003cbr\u003egaining political support from the South Vietnamese population. Exploring the realities of a large, yet not wholly unconventional environment, Daddis reinterprets the complex political and military battlefields of Vietnam. Without searching for blame, he analyzes how American civil and military leaders developed strategy and how Westmoreland attempted to implement a sweeping strategic vision.Westmoreland's War is a landmark reinterpretation of one of America's\n\u003cbr\u003emost divisive wars, outlining the multiple, interconnected aspects of American military strategy in Vietnam-combat operations, pacification, nation building, and the training of the South Vietnamese armed forces.\n\u003cbr\u003eDaddis offers a critical reassessment of one of the defining moments in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44156934488302,"sku":"9780190231460","price":65.44,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780190231460.jpg?v=1706256997","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/westmorelands-war","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}