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010 $a 2005033830
020 $a0700614338 (cloth : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)OCM62342751
035 $a(NNC)5611958
035 $a5611958
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050 00 $aUA853.V48$bB86 2006
082 00 $a959.704/342$222
100 1 $aBrigham, Robert K.$q(Robert Kendall),$d1960-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98057154
245 10 $aARVN :$blife and death in the South Vietnamese Army /$cRobert K. Brigham.
260 $aLawrence :$bUniversity Press of Kansas,$c[2006], ©2006.
300 $axiv, 178 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aModern war studies
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 131-165) and index.
520 1 $a"In this first in-depth history of the ARVN from 1955 to 1975, Robert Brigham takes readers into the barracks and training centers to plumb the hearts and souls of these forgotten soldiers. Through his command of Vietnamese-language sources - diaries, memoirs, letters, oral interviews, and more - he explores the lives of ordinary men, focusing on troop morale and motivation within the context of traditional Vietnamese society and a regime that made impossible demands upon its soldiers." "Offering insights into ARVN veterans' lives as both soldiers and devout kinsmen, Brigham reveals what they thought about their American allies, their Communist enemies, and their own government. He describes the conscription policy that forced these men into the army for indefinite periods with a shameful lack of training and battlefield preparation and examines how soldiers felt about barracks life in provinces far from their homes. He also explores the cultural causes of the ARVN's estrangement from the government and describes key military engagements that defined the achievements, failures, and limitations of the ARVN as a fighting force. Along the way, he explodes some of the myths about ARVN soldiers' cowardice, corruption, and lack of patriotism that have made the ARVN the scapegoat for America's defeat." "Ultimately, as Brigham shows, without any real political commitment to a divided Vietnam or vision for the future, the ARVN retreated into a subnational culture that redefined the war's meaning: saving their families. His book gives us a fuller understanding not only of the Vietnam War but also of the problems associated with U.S. nation building through military intervention."--BOOK JACKET.
610 10 $aVietnam (Republic).$bQuân lực.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83056739
650 0 $aSociology, Military$zVietnam (Republic)
830 0 $aModern war studies.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86714675
852 00 $boff,glx$hUA853.V48$iB86 2006