Appleman, Roy H. U.S. Army in the Korean War: South to the Naktong, North to the Yalu. Washington, D.C.: USGPO, 1960. Official U.S. Army history of the Korean war from the beginning to the Chinese intervention in November 1950. (Note that the volume covering this intervention [ Ebb and Flow] still has not been published 30 years later.)
Arnold, Hugh M. "Official Justifications for America's Role in Indochina, 1949-67." Asian Affairs, September/October 1975. A useful compen- dium of official U.S. justifications of the Vietnam war.
Baldwin, Hanson W. Strategy for Tomorrow. New York: Harper & Row, 1970. Somewhat dated but the first chapters provide insights into the relations between the President and his military advisors during the critical early days of the Vietnam war.
BDM Corporation. A Study of Strategic Lessons Learned in Vietnam. Washington, D.C.: 1979. Volume I: The Enemy, Volume II: South Viet- nam, Volume III: US Foreign Policy and Vietnam 1945-1975, Volume IV: US Domestic Factors Influencing Vietnam War Policy Making, Volume V: Planning the War, Volume VI: Conduct of the War, Volume VII: The Soldier, Volume VIII: Results of the War, and an Omnibus Executive Summary. This multi-volume work of more than 3500 pages gathers together under topical headings not only the literature on the Vietnam war but also discussions with many of the senior civilian and military decision-makers of the Vietnam era. Copies have been pro- vided to the Army, Navy, and Air War Colleges, the National Defense University, the Army and Marine Command and Staff Colleges, and the U.S. Military Academy as an aid to Vietnam war researchers.
Bell, Coral. "The Asian Balance of Power: A Comparison with European Precedents." Adelphi Papers No. 44. London, England: The Inter- national Institute for Strategic Studies, February 1968. Somewhat dated because of the change in Sino-U.S. relations, this analysis still provides insights into the critical differences between European and Asian security issues.
Bell, J. Bowyer. The Myth of the Guerrilla: Revolutionary Theory and Malpractice. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. One of the first chal-
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Publication Information: Book Title: On Strategy: A Critical Analysis of the Vietnam War. Contributors: Harry G. Summers Jr. - author. Publisher: Presidio Press. Place of Publication: Novato, CA. Publication Year: 1982. Page Number: 207.
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