| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 672 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Note |
"RAND Investment in People and Ideas." |
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"CP-564-RC"--Page 4 of cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 627-652) and index. |
| Contents |
RAND: the beginning -- A remote corner of the world: the beginning in Vietnam -- "What makes the Viet Cong tick?" -- Escalation and airpower -- Controversy -- The many aspects of the war -- The Mekong Delta and the Central Highlands -- The Tet Offensive -- Pacification and Vietnamization -- THe Pentagon Papers -- The end of the war -- Laos and Thailand: sideshows -- Diversification. |
| Summary |
"This volume chronicles RAND's involvement in researching insurgency and counterinsurgency in Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand during the Vietnam War era, from the period preceding the dispatch of U.S. troops, to the most intensive combat years, to the Tet Offensive of 1968, to the end of the war in 1975. The author draws on interviews with RAND staff who were involved in research in the region, the hundreds of studies that RAND produced on these topics, and documentary sources outside RAND to provide a narrative that captures the tenor of the times, conveys the attitudes and thinking of those involved, and recounts their personal stories and experiences. Elliott assesses both the extent to which RAND's research influenced U.S. policies and decisionmakers during the war and the effect that the war had on RAND--culminating with the release of the Pentagon Papers, which became a national controversy in 1971"--Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Rand Corporation -- Influence.
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Rand Corporation. (OCoLC)fst00528242
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Vietnam War (1961-1975) (OCoLC)fst01431664
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Research -- United States -- History.
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Counterinsurgency -- Research -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Military planning -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Vietnam War.
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HISTORY -- Military -- General.
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Counterinsurgency -- Research. (OCoLC)fst00881331
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) (OCoLC)fst00972484
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Military planning. (OCoLC)fst01021370
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Research. (OCoLC)fst01095153
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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military strategy -- USA. -- History.
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Rand Corporation.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Elliott, Duong Van Mai, 1941- RAND in Southeast Asia. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, ©2010 9780833047540 (DLC) 2009025271 (OCoLC)410231247 |
| ISBN |
9780833049155 (electronic bk.) |
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0833049151 (electronic bk.) |
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9780833047540 (paperback;) (alk. paper) |
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083304754X (paperback;) (alk. paper) |
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