Hunting the Viet Cong Volumes 1-2
Contains the following titles:
Hunting the Viet Cong Volume 2 : The Fall of Diem and the Collapse of the Strategic Hamlets, 1961-1964 - Paperback
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Hunting the Viet Cong Volumes 1–2 presents a revisionist and deeply researched account of the counterinsurgency campaign in South Vietnam during the crucial years 1961–1964, challenging long-held assumptions about the early stages of the Vietnam War.
Together, the two volumes examine how the American-backed South Vietnamese government came far closer to defeating the Viet Cong than is commonly believed. Volume 1 analyses the Counterinsurgency Plan and Strategic Hamlet Programme, revealing how these measures successfully disrupted Viet Cong operations, isolated guerrilla forces, and established widespread government control. Volume 2 explains why this opportunity was ultimately lost, detailing the collapse of the Strategic Hamlets amid political instability, corruption, Viet Cong terror tactics, and the overthrow of President Diem.
Drawing on captured Viet Cong documents, prisoner interrogations, American advisory reports, and South Vietnamese testimony, and richly illustrated with photographs and specially commissioned colour artwork, this two-volume bundle offers exceptional value and a compelling re-examination of a pivotal and often misunderstood phase of the Vietnam War.
