U.S. Progress Reports for the Vietnam War, 1967-68. A Study of the Hamlet Evaluation System and the Enemy Order of Battle

Abstract

The thesis of this paper is - as political pressures on the war managers increased, officially and publicly reported information designed to show progress became increasingly inaccurate. Specifically, methods of data collection and analysis for several key reporting systems were not effective in measuring progress of the war. As a result, the data became less reliable and valid as a means to detect meaningful trends toward a positive outcome of the war. Keywords: Vietnam, Order of battle, Attrition, Enemy personnel, Theses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA226232

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  • Donald S. Travis

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  • University of Louisville

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