Uphill Battle: Reflections on Viet Nam Counterinsurgency

by Frank Scotton

Book Overview

When the Viet Nam War ended, with the United States of America defeated, many wondered how a military powerhouse lost to a "raggedy-ass, little fourth-rate country," as President Lyndon Johnson called North Viet Nam. Frank Scotton knew why. A young Foreign Service Officer assigned to Viet Nam in 1962, Scotton drove roads others avoided, walked trails alone, and spent nights in remote hamlets. Learning the Vietnamese language, carrying a carbine, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896728692
• ISBN13: 9780896728691
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"