This monograph presents significant events concerning the origins of the Royal Lao Army: the transition from the French system to the American system of military logistics, training, administration and operations; the evolution of United States...
Laos was designed to be a buffer state between Thailand and North Vietnam. The North Vietnamese, however, were determined to influence if not actually control events in the country. In response, the United States and Thailand backed various...
This study investigates the use of native forces in counterinsurgency (CI) operations in order to determine effective and ineffective employment roles. This study reviews the effective employment and the effective use of native forces in CI...
The foreign policy of the United States reflects the importance with which the independence and welfare of the emerging nations are regarded. Military policy contributes to foreign policy in these countries through the activities of Military...
This is one of a series published by the U.S. Army Center of Military History. The monograph reviews and analyzes Royal Lao government military operations and activities in the Laotian panhandle. Special attention is given to the significance of...
From 1964 to 1973 the United States Air Force conducted bombing raids along the Ho Chi Minh trail. Approximately 2,000,000 tons of ordnance was dropped with about a 20 to 30% non-detonation rate. Nearly all 16 provinces of PDR Lao were affected by...
This history discusses the support rendered by the Army Materiel Command (AMC) to the humanitarian relief effort which followed in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Andrew in South Florida. It illustrates how the new Army is adapting...
With the development of the "long war," the U.S. military's focus has shifted dramatically from its traditional emphasis on conventional operations to irregular and indirect approaches to safeguard America's vital interests. One of the least...
This monograph will present a critical analysis of all aspects of LAM SON 719 from the planning stage to the withdrawal from lower Laos. The document highlights the operational environment, planning/offensive/withdrawal phases, and critical...
This paper studies the lines of communications (the Ho Chi Minh Trail) which went from North to South Vietnam, through Laos, during the Second Indochina War. The purpose of this paper is to study the proposal that the United States, during the...
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the regular force Viet Cong soldier and the effects of his organization, training, and leadership on his combat capability. As a part of this examination the relationship between the Viet Cong and the North...
First Calvary Division operational report detailing 1st Calvary operations in the Binh Ding Province, including Operation Pershing and the continuation of Operation Thayer.
This is a study on the geographical and social background in French Indo-China. Subjects include information about the land (boundaries and frontier disputes, and territorial divisions), and the people (population statistics and cultural...
Task Force 45 was a task force of American and British antiaircraft gunners acting as infantry, with Italian Partisans, Brazilians and African American troops fighting by their side. Explains the organization and committing of TF 45. Gives...