Iraq and Vietnam : differences, similarities and insights / Jeffrey Record ; W. Andrew Terrill

Author: Record, Jeffrey
Published: [Carlisle Barracks, PA] : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2004.
Physical Description: vii, 69 pages ; 23 cm
Additional Creators: Terrill, W. Andrew and Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute

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Summary

U.S. political and military difficulties in Iraq have prompted comparisons to the American war in Vietnam. The authors conclude that the military dimensions of the two conflicts bear little comparison. Among other things,the sheer scale of the Vietnam War in terms of forces committed and losses incurred dwarfs that of the Iraq War. They also conclude; however, that failed U.S. state-building in Vietnam and the impact of declining domestic political support for U.S. war aims in Vietnam are issues pertinent to current U.S. policy in Iraq.

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ISBN

1584871598

Note

"May 2004."

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-69).

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