The Mayaguez incident : testing America's resolve in the post-Vietnam era /
This investigation focuses largely on the decisions made during the four days of the Mayaguez crisis and the results of those decisions at all strategic, operational and tactical levels, from the National Security Council (NSC) down to the on-scene commanders of the airmen, sailors, soldiers and mar...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lubbock :
Texas Tech University Press,
[2011]
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| Series: | Modern Southeast Asia series.
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information Publisher description |
| Summary: | This investigation focuses largely on the decisions made during the four days of the Mayaguez crisis and the results of those decisions at all strategic, operational and tactical levels, from the National Security Council (NSC) down to the on-scene commanders of the airmen, sailors, soldiers and marines, and also the captain of the Mayaguez. The book recounts the situational context and the diplomatic and military action, and analyzes the objectives, events and outcomes of this brief but intense U.S. crisis. This volume also analyzes and evaluates the operational structure of the forces that implemented the decisions of the U.S. leadership and the intelligence community's performance during the crisis. Finally the book reinforces the position that this seemingly small event had significant consequences. |
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| Physical Description: | xxiii, 336 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780896727199 (hardcover : alk. paper) 089672719X (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780896727205 0896727203 |