The American Experience with Pacification in Vietnam. Volume 1: An Overview of Pacification

Abstract

The study derives doctrinal and operational lessons from the US experience with pacification in South Vietnam to guide US policy-makers in providing technical assistance and advice in the future to a friendly government facing an internal security problem. Volume I presents a synthesis of the study's findings and the major lessons learned. Based on those lessons, the volume concludes with some specific recommendations for courses of action by US policymakers.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0763953

Entities

People

  • Chester L. Cooper
  • David E. Lockwood
  • Donald M. Weller
  • Judith E. Corson
  • Laurence J. Legere

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Public Administration
  • Societies
  • Terrorists
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.