Osprey Special Editions (Military) : Rolling Thunder in a Gentle Land : The Vietnam War Revisited

From its beginnings in the Colonial War with France in the 1940s and 50s, through to the final evacuation of Saigon in 1975 and beyond, each chapter of Rolling Thunder in a Gentle Land : The Vietnam War Revisited focuses on a different aspect of the Vietnam War. Officers from both the NVA and ARVN take a first hand look at the strategy and tactics of both sides and give critical assessments of where the war went wrong. Le Ly Hayslip provides a harrowing account of life for the typical South Vietnamese civilian caught up in the war. Acclaimed historians and journalists, such as Bernard Edelman and Arnold Isaacs, take a critical look at the many aspects of the war from the river war and the air war through to the strategy and doctrine used by the US forces. Text by Andrew Wiest.

Contents

• Contributors
• Chronology
• Introduction
• 'An American War?', Professor Andrew Wiest
• 'The French Indochina War 1946-54', Martin Windrow
• 'Fight for the Long Haul : The War as Seen by a Soldier in the People's Army of Vietnam', Bui Tin
• 'The Road South : The Ho Chi Minh Trail', Dr John Prados
• 'The War outside Vietnam : Cambodia and Laos', Professor Kenton Clymer
• 'A View from the Other Side of the Story : Reflections of a South Vietnamese Soldier', Lieutenant General Lam Quang Thi
• 'Caught in the Crossfire : The Civilian Experience', Le Ly Hayslip
• 'Diggers and Kiwis : Australian and New Zealand Experience in Vietnam', Professor Jeffrey Grey
• 'The Conduct of the War : Strategy, Doctrines, Tactics, and Policy', Lewis Sorley
• 'On the Ground : The US Experience', Bernard Edelman
• 'Swatting Flies with a Sledgehammer : The Air War', Professor Ronald B. Frankum' Jr.
• 'Battle for the Mekong : The River War in Vietnam', Professor R. Blake Dunnavent
• 'Tactics in a Different War : Adapting US Doctrine', Gordon L. Rottman
• 'The Living-Room War : Media and Public Opinion in a Limited War', Professor Daniel C. Hallin
• 'The Final Act and After : The Legacy of War', Arnold R. Isaacs
• Endnotes
• Bibliography
• Glossary
• Index