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Insurgent Organization and Operations: A Case Study of the Viet Cong in the Delta, 1964–1966
Analyzes the decisionmaking and operating procedures of the Viet Cong in Dinh Tuong province, 1964-1966. Viet Cong organization emphasizes learning, adaptation, and analysis of the enemy’s behavior patterns; in operations, meticulous attention is given to small details. Viet Cong units fight at times and places of their own choice. Intelligence and reconnaissance, and a properly distributed labor and food supply are provided by the civilian organizations that control the population in the hamlets and villages.

The Vietnam War : The History of America's Conflict in Southeast Asia by Bernard C. Nalty (Editor); William C. Westmoreland
Publication Date: 2015-06-25
The Vietnam War was the bloodiest and one of the most fascinating conflicts in the history of warfare. It began with America pouring massive military aid upon the South Vietnamese in an attempt to thwart a Communist takeover, and culminated in the'peace with honour'withdrawal by the Nixon administration. This authoritative account accurately details every aspect of the Vietnam War and provides an overall view of the impact which it continues to have to this day.

A Better War : the unexamined victories and final tragedy of America's last years in Vietnam by Lewis Sorley; Harcourt Trade Publishers Staff
Call Number: DS558 .S65 1999
Neglected by scholars and journalists alike, the years of conflict in Vietnam from 1968 to 1975 offer surprises not only about how the war was fought, but about what was achieved. Drawing from thousands of hours of previously unavailable tape-recorded meetings between the highest levels of the American military command in Vietnam, A Better War is an insightful, factual, and superbly documented history of these final years.