Vietnam Chronicles: The Abrams Tapes, 1968-1972 by Sorley, Lewis

Vietnam Chronicles: The Abrams Tapes, 1968-1972

During the four years General Creighton W. Abrams was commander in Vietnam, he and his staff made...
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Vietnam Chronicles: The Abrams Tapes, 1968-1972 by Sorley, Lewis

Vietnam Chronicles: The Abrams Tapes, 1968-1972

CHF 53.23

Vietnam Chronicles: The Abrams Tapes, 1968-1972

CHF 53.23
Author: Lewis Sorley
Format: Paperback
Language: English
During the four years General Creighton W. Abrams was commander in Vietnam, he and his staff made more than 455 tape recordings of briefings and meetings. In 1994, with government approval, Lewis Sorley began transcribing and analyzing the tapes. Sorley's laborious, time-consuming effort has produced a picture of the senior US commander in Vietnam and his associates working to prosecute a complex and challenging military campaign in an equally complex and difficult political context. The concept of the nature of the war and the way it was conducted changed during Abrams's command. The progressive buildup of US forces was reversed, and Abrams became responsible for turning the war back to the South Vietnamese. The edited transcriptions in this volume clearly reflect those changes in policy and strategy. They include briefings called the Weekly Intelligence Estimate Updates as well as meetings with such visitors as the secretary of defense, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other high-ranking officials. The 2005 winner of the Army Historical Foundation's Trefry Award, Vietnam Chronicles reveals, for the first time, the difficult task that Creighton Abrams accomplished with tact and skill.

Author: Lewis Sorley
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Published: 08/15/2015
Pages: 992
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.95lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 2.20d
ISBN: 9780896729599

About the Author
Lewis Sorley is a researcher and writer in Potomac, Maryland. His previous books include Thunderbolt: General Creighton Adams and the Army of His Times, Honorable Warrior: General Harold K. Johnson and the Ethics of Command, and A Better War: The Unexamined Victories and Final Tragedy of America's Last Years in Vietnam.

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