| ID | 157210 |
| Title Proper | Losing cronkite |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Crandall, Russell |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Out of nearly 20 years of war in Vietnam, 1968, remembered for the Hanoi-led Tet Offensive, is understandably seen as America’s year of living dangerously. Less recalled by history, but perhaps equally fateful, was the year 1965. Until then, America’s stake in Vietnam had been portrayed as a secondary, even tertiary, strategic component of the global struggle against the spread of communism. Before 1965, president John F. Kennedy had insisted that Vietnam was to be their war, not ours, though he was willing to provide significant military and development assistance to president Ngo Dinh Diem’s regime, as well as military advisers. Even this limited involvement would require a swelling logistical military force as the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) continued to struggle against a foe that proved to be more formidable than expected. |
| `In' analytical Note | Survival : the IISS Quarterly Vol. 60, No.1; Feb-Mar 2018: p.179-90 |
| Journal Source | Survival : the IISS Quarterly Vol: 60 No 1 |
| Key Words | Military Strategy ; United States ; Vietnam |