Rise and Fall of an American Army: U.S. Ground Forces in Vietnam, 1965-1973

âTHE MEN WHO SACRIFICED FOR THEIR COUNTRY ARE RIGHTFULLY HERALDED . . . This is an honest bookâone well worth reading. . . . Stanton has laid his claim to the historianâs ranks by providing his reader with well-documented, interpretive assessments.â
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The Vietnam War remains deep in the nationâs consciousness. It is vital that we know exactly what happened thereâand who made it happen. This book provides a complete account of American Army ground combat forcesâwho they were, how they got to the battlefield, and what they did there. Year by year, battlefield by battlefield, the narrative follows the war in extraordinary, gripping detail. Over the course of the decade, the changes in fighting and in the combat troops themselves are described and documented. The Rise and Fall of an American Army represents the first total battlefield history of Army ground forces in the Vietnam War, containing much previously unreleased archival material. It re-creates the feel of battle with dramatic precision.

âStantonâs writing . . . gives the reader a terrifying graphic description of combat in the many mini-environments of Vietnam.â
âThe New York Times

â[A] MOVING, IMPORTANT BOOK.â
âSt. Louis Post-Dispatch



From the Paperback edition.