Public Affairs: The Military and the Media, 1968-1973 (Paperbound)

Public Affairs: The Military and the Media, 1968-1973 (Paperbound)
Title:
Public Affairs: The Military and the Media, 1968-1973 (Paperbound)
Format:
Paperback
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GPO Stock Number:
008-020-01401-0
ISBN:
0-16-048696-3
Description

Describes the efforts of the United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, to manage relations with the news media during the Vietnam War. Follows the development of changes introduced into the program by General Creighton Abrams, General William C. Westmoreland's successor, through to the end of the war. Carries the story from just after the Tet Offensive through the administration of President Richard M. Nixon to the final withdrawal of American forces from South Vietnam in 1973. L.C. card 94-35531. United States Army in Vietnam. CMH Pub. 91-2-1.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents (Summary):

Prologue

"War in a Goldfish Bowl"

The November Bombing Halt

"I Will Not Warn Again"

Contradictions

Vietnamization

Keeping Control: South Vietnam

The Mood in the United States

Race and Drugs

Discipline and Dissent

My Lai and Other Atrocities

The My Lai

Controversy Broadens

Improving Official Credibility: Laos

Cambodia Becomes an Issue

Incursion Into Cambodia

A Change of Direction

Morale Becomes an Issue

Embargo-DEWEY CANYON II

LAM SON 719

Saving Face

Holding the Line, 1971

The Easter Offensive

Ultimatum: "Settle or Else!"

The Realities of Power

Conclusion

Bibliographical Note

Photo Credits

Index

Tables

Maps 

Illustrations

Audience

Historians, history students and professors studying media and/or the Vietnam War, governmental policymakers, members of the military (especially Vietnam Veterans), and members of the general public interested in the role of media during wartime and conflicts would find this a useful reference.

Product Details

Availability Details:
In Stock
USA Price:
$9.25
International Price:
$12.95
Publisher:
Defense Dept., Army, Center of Military History
Author:
  • Hammond, William M.
Notes:
NB1256
Key Phrases:
  • United States Army in Vietnam
  • Center of Military History Publication 92 2 1
  • Government Publicity
  • Vietnamese Conflict
  • Military History
  • Government Information
  • Government and the Press
Weight:
3.6875
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Cover:
Paper
Subject Bibliography:
062GZ
Unit of Issue (US):
1
Unit of Issue (Non-US):
1
Record Creation Date:
06/21/1996
Last Status Update:
12/28/2023
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