Vietnam Chronicles : The Abrams Tapes, 1968-1972 PDF
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modern southeast asia series James R. Reckner,General Editor also by lewis sorley Arms Transfers under Nixon:A Policy Analysis Thunderbolt:General Creighton Abrams and the Army of His Times Honorable Warrior:General Harold K. Johnson and the Ethics of Command A Better War:The Unexamined Victories and Final Tragedy of America’s Last Years in Vietnam ■ Vietnam Chronicles Vietnam Chronicles the abrams tapes 1968–1972 ■ transcribed, selected, edited, annotated, and with an introductory essay by lewis sorley texas tech university press Copyright ©2004 by Texas Tech University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopy,recording,or any information storage and retrieval systems,without permission in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be sent to Permissions Department,Texas Tech University Press,Box 41037,Lubbock,TX 79409-1037. This book is typeset in Times Roman. The acid-free paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R1997). library of congress cataloging-in-publication data Vietnam chronicles :the Abrams tapes,1968-1972 / transcribed,selected, edited,annotated and with an introductory essay by Lewis Sorley. p. cm. — (Modern Southeast Asia series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-89672-533-2 (alk. paper) 1. Vietnamese Conflict,1961-1975—United States. 2. United States—History—1961-1969. 3. United States—History—1969- 4. Abrams,Creighton W. (Creighton Williams),1914-1974. I. Sorley,Lewis,1934- II. Series. DS558.V478 2004 959.704'3373—dc22 2004002747 Printed in the United States of America first edition 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 / 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Texas Tech University Press Box 41037 Lubbock,Texas 79409-1037 USA 800.832.4042 www.ttup.ttu.edu For the people of South Vietnam This page intentionally left blank c o n t e n t s prologue xvii acknowledgments xxiii reading the text xxv ■ 1968 1 ■ 1969 89 ■ 1970 333 ■ 1971 513 ■ 1972 737 appendix 1 meeting participants 881 appendix 2 vietnamese named in meetings 888 glossary of selected terms, acronyms, and abbreviations 891 1ndex 897
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