Phoenix and the Birds of Prey: Counterinsurgency and

Phoenix and the Birds of Prey: Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism in Vietnam

This study explodes prevailing myths about the Phoenix Program, the CIA's top-secret effort to destroy the Viet Cong by neutralizing its â€œcivilianâ€ leaders. Drawing on recently declassified documents and interviews with American, South Vietnamese, and North Vietnamese sources, Mark Moyar examines the attempts to eradicate the Viet Cong infrastructure and analyzes their effectiveness. He addresses misconceptions about these efforts and provides an accurate, complete picture of the alliesâ€™ decapitation of the Viet Cong shadow government.
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Combining social and political history with a study of military operations, Moyar offers a fresh interpretation of the crucial role the shadow government played in the Viet Cong's ascent. Detailed accounts of intelligence operations provide an insiderâ€™s view of their development and reveal what really happened in the safe havens of the Viet Cong. Filled with new information, Moyarâ€™s study sets the record straight about one of the last secrets of the Vietnam War and offers poignant lessons for dealing with future Third World insurgencies. This Bison Books edition includes a new preface and chapter by the author.
Country USA
Brand Bison Books
Manufacturer Bison Books
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780803216020
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Phoenix and the Birds of Prey: Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism in Vietnam