Bibliograph

To Vietnam in Vain, Memoir of an Irish-American Intelligence Advisor, 1969-1970, Edward A. Hagan

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To Vietnam in Vain, Memoir of an Irish-American Intelligence Advisor, 1969-1970, Edward A. Hagan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

To Vietnam in Vain

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

908375483

Responsibility statement

Edward A. Hagan

Sub title

Memoir of an Irish-American Intelligence Advisor, 1969-1970

Summary

American military advisors in South Vietnam came to know their allies personally--as few American soldiers could. In addition to fighting the Viet Cong, advisors engaged in community building projects and local government initiatives. They dealt firsthand with corrupt American and South Vietnamese bureaucracies. Not many advisors would have been surprised to learn that 105mm artillery shells were being sold on the black market to the Viet Cong. Not many were surprised by the North Vietnamese victory in 1975. This memoir of a U.S. Army intelligence officer focuses on the province advisors who worked with local militias that were often disparaged by American units. The author describes his year (1969-1970) as a U.S. advisor to the South Vietnamese Regional and Popular Forces in the Mekong Delta. -- Back cover

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Memoir of an Irish-American intelligence advisor, 1969-1970

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