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Vietnam: The Advisory Years to 1965

Robert Futrell (1917 - 1999)

This book explains the policy of the United States and France toward Vietnam beginning after World War II until the beginning of America's entry into the Vietnam War in 1965. Summary by Craig Campbell

Genre(s): War & Military, Modern (20th C)

Language: English

Keyword(s): military history (20), United States history (11), vietnam war (2), united states air force (1)

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Foreword and Preface	Tatiana Chichilla	00:03:00
Play 01	Part One The Truman Years Origins of The American Commitment to Vietnam	Craig Campbell	00:25:42
Play 02	Part Two: The Eisenhower Years Dien Bien Phu	Craig Campbell	00:46:02
Play 03	The Geneva Agreements and French Withdrawal	Tatiana Chichilla	00:24:34
Play 04	U.S. Command Problems in the Pacific: Emphasis on Southeast Asia	dqtcat	00:25:40
Play 05	Strained Civil-Military Relations in South Vietnam 1957- 1960	dqtcat	00:27:20
Play 06	Part Three: The Kennedy Years Initial Challenges and Actions	Ciufi Galeazzi	00:46:30
Play 07	Opening Farm Gate	Ciufi Galeazzi	00:20:50
Play 08	The Taylor Mission	KevinS	00:20:32
Play 09	US. Command Arrangements: 2d ADVON and MACV	Graham McMillan	00:29:15
Play 10	Tactical Air Control, Mule Train, and Ranch Hand	Graham McMillan	00:40:52
Play 11	Air Policy: Too Cautious?	Tatiana Chichilla	00:19:19
Play 12	Farm Gate and the Vietnamese Air Force	Tatiana Chichilla	00:21:28
Play 13	Air Operations, 1962: Interdiction, Strikes, and Reconnaissance	Bob	00:52:35
Play 14	Ap Bac and Related Matters	Bob	00:50:41
Play 15	Air Operations, 1963	Bob	00:58:24
Play 16	Collapse of the Diem Government	KevinS	00:27:20
Play 17	Part Four: The Johnson Years Objectives Confirmed, Methods Expanded	Paul Hampton	00:38:38
Play 18	The War in Vietnam, 1964	KevinS	01:00:14
Play 19	The Gulf of Tonkin Incident	Ciufi Galeazzi	00:28:28
Play 20	Diffusion of Air Assets	Paul Hampton	00:46:57
Play 21	End of The Advisory Phase	BettyB	00:56:49
Play 22	Appendix 1 Growth of Major United States Air Force and Vietnamese Air Force Units to February 1965	Craig Campbell	00:26:33
Play 23	Appendix 2 Development of a Viet Cong Antiaircraft Capability 1962-1965	Craig Campbell	00:08:46

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