Contributions

  • Nofi, Albert A. - Contributor

Publication

1999 - Thomas Dunne Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

93,500 words, Guess

Page Count

374 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing322350
  • Goodreads4319548

Classifications

  • DDC959.704/3
  • LCCDS557.7 .D85 1999

Alternate Titles

  • Vietnam War

Description

Essentially a compendium of unknown facts, hidden details, and revealing statistics, Dirty Little Secrets of the Vietnam War allows us to see what really happened to American forces in Southeast Asia, separating popular myth from explosive reality in a clear, concise manner. Containing more than two hundred examinations of different aspects of the war, the book questions why the American military ignored the lessons taught by previous encounters with insurgency forces; probes the use of group think and mind control by the North Vietnamese; and explores the role technology played in shaping the way the war was fought. Of course, the book also reveals "the dirty little secrets," the truth behind such aspects of the conflict as the rise of the Montagnard mercenaries - the most feared group of soldiers participating in the secret war in Laos - and the details of the hidden struggle for the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

Subjects

Topics

MiscellaneaVietnam War, 1961-1975Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Miscellanea.

Other Editions

  • Dirty little secrets of the Vietnam WarThomas Dunne Books1999-01-01

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