The Viet-Cong Strategy of Terror
Title | The Viet-Cong Strategy of Terror PDF eBook |
Author | Douglas Pike |
Publisher | |
Pages | 138 |
Release | 1970 |
Genre | Terrorism |
ISBN |
Saigon at War
Title | Saigon at War PDF eBook |
Author | Heather Marie Stur |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 295 |
Release | 2020-06-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1107161924 |
An examination of the political and cultural dynamism of the Republic of Vietnam until its collapse on April 30, 1975.
The Phoenix Program
Title | The Phoenix Program PDF eBook |
Author | Douglas Valentine |
Publisher | Open Road Media |
Pages | 350 |
Release | 2014-06-10 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1497620201 |
“This shocking expose of the CIA operation aimed at destroying the Vietcong infrastructure thoroughly conveys the hideousness of the Vietnam War” (Publishers Weekly). In the darkest days of the Vietnam War, America’s Central Intelligence Agency secretly initiated a sweeping program of kidnap, torture, and assassination devised to destabilize the infrastructure of the National Liberation Front (NLF) of South Vietnam, commonly known as the “Viet Cong.” The victims of the Phoenix Program were Vietnamese civilians, male and female, suspected of harboring information about the enemy—though many on the blacklist were targeted by corrupt South Vietnamese security personnel looking to extort money or remove a rival. Between 1965 and 1972, more than eighty thousand noncombatants were “neutralized,” as men and women alike were subjected to extended imprisonment without trial, horrific torture, brutal rape, and in many cases execution, all under the watchful eyes of US government agencies. Based on extensive research and in-depth interviews with former participants and observers, Douglas Valentine’s startling exposé blows the lid off of what was possibly the bloodiest and most inhumane covert operation in the CIA’s history. The ebook edition includes “The Phoenix Has Landed,” a new introduction that addresses the “Phoenix-style network” that constitutes America’s internal security apparatus today. Residents on American soil are routinely targeted under the guise of protecting us from terrorism—which is why, more than ever, people need to understand what Phoenix is all about.
A Vietcong Memoir
Title | A Vietcong Memoir PDF eBook |
Author | Truong Nhu Tang |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1986-03-12 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0394743091 |
"An absorbing and moving autobiography...An important addition not only to the literature of Vietnam but to the larger human story of hope, violence and disillusion in the political life of our era."—Chicago Tribune When he was a student in Paris, Truong Nhu Tang met Ho Chi Minh. Later he fought in the Vietnamese jungle and emerged as one of the major figures in the "fight for liberation"—and one of the most determined adversaries of the United States. He became the Vietcong's Minister of Justice, but at the end of the war he fled the country in disillusionment and despair. He now lives in exile in Paris, the highest level official to have defected from Vietnam to the West. This is his candid, revealing and unforgettable autobiography.
Hanoi's Strategy of Terror
Title | Hanoi's Strategy of Terror PDF eBook |
Author | Douglas Pike |
Publisher | |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 1970 |
Genre | Communist strategy |
ISBN |
Disorders and Terrorism
Title | Disorders and Terrorism PDF eBook |
Author | United States. National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals |
Publisher | |
Pages | 698 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | Riot control |
ISBN |
Irregular Enemies and the Essence of Strategy
Title | Irregular Enemies and the Essence of Strategy PDF eBook |
Author | Colin S. Gray |
Publisher | |
Pages | 84 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Counterinsurgency |
ISBN |
The author offers a detailed comparison between the character of irregular warfare, insurgency in particular, and the principal enduring features of "the American way." He concludes that there is a serious mismatch between that "way" and the kind of behavior that is most effective in countering irregular foes. The author poses the question, Can the American way of war adapt to a strategic threat context dominated by irregular enemies? He suggests that the answer is "perhaps, but only with difficulty."