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The war managers told us our troops needed more time to gradually build up the strength of the South Vietnamese Army (ARVN), to re-equip them with modern weapons so that they could defend their nation on their own. This policy became the cornerstone of the so-called “Nixon Doctrine.”… More>>
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Tagged Army of the Republic of Vietnam, Nixon Doctrine, Vietnam, Vietnam War
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These nuggets of history give us a rarely seen, or in this case heard, glimpse into the inner workings of our government, and as is usually the case when the curtain is pulled back, it’s not a pretty picture… More>>
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Tagged Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Vietnam, Vietnam War
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The defeat of Germany and Japan signaled the highpoint for America’s absolutist war doctrine– it was the greatest achievement in human history and required an all out effort on all fronts. Ironically the crowning moment for the policy of total victory achieved through total war, the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also signaled its fall from prominence as the country’s chief military doctrine… More>>
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There were several times in the Korean War when it looked grim for the US led forces– their eviction from the peninsula was a very real possibility– at no time were things as dire as they were in the Winter of 1950-51. Enter Ridgway, Freeman and Monclar….More>>
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