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Spies and commandos : how America lost the secret war in North Vietnam

Title
Spies and commandos : how America lost the secret war in North Vietnam / Kenneth Conboy and Dale Andradé.
Author
Conboy, Kenneth J.
Publication
Lawrence, KS : University Press of Kansas, ©2000.

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Additional Authors
Andradé, Dale.
Description
x, 347 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
"During the Vietnamese war, the United States sought to undermine Hanoi's subversion of the Saigon regime by sending Vietnamese operatives behind enemy line. A secret to most Americans, this covert operation was far from secret in Hanoi; all of the commandos were killed or captured, and many were turned by the Communitsts to report false information. [This book] traces the rise and demise of this secret operation started by the CIA in 1960 and expanded by the Pentagon beginning in 1964"--Jacket.
Series Statement
Modern war studies
Uniform Title
Modern war studies.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Trojan Horses -- Singletons -- Airborne Agents -- Second Wind -- Vulcan -- Bang and Burn -- Nasty Boats -- Sacred Sword Patriot's League -- Switchback -- New Management -- Sea Commandos -- Tonkin Gulf -- Maritime Options -- Frustration Syndrome -- Premonitions -- Suspicious Minds -- Strata -- Red Dragon -- Short-Term Targets -- Denouement -- Guerrillas in Their Midst -- Urgency -- Closing the Gate -- Backdoor -- Exceptions to the Rule -- The Quiet One -- Last Missions -- Defeat.
ISBN
  • 0700610022
  • 9780700610020
  • 9780700611478
  • 0700611479
LCCN
99043457
OCLC
  • ocm42061137
  • 42061137
  • SCSB-14471883
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library