Book Description: The U.S. Army in the Vietnam War Series. CMH Pub 76-1. Examines the activity of the U.S. Army in Vietnam beginning with members of the U.S. Office of Strategic Services in early 1945 through the aftermath of the Tonkin Gulf incident of early August 1965. Covers early U.S. support to South Vietnam through equipment and training as well as the increase of U.S. troops to protect air and naval bases from North Vietnamese attack. Includes five maps.

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Introduction -- Deepening involvement, 1945-1965. Strategic setting -- Dien Bien Phu : the gamble -- Operations -- Government security and military forces -- The advisory effort -- The problem of Laos -- Strategic hamlets -- United States support grows -- The Buon Enau experiment and Civilian Irregular Defense Groups (CIDG) -- MACV : a new leader and a new command -- The downfall of Diem -- A new commander for MACV -- Right hand and left hand : OPLAN 34A -- Valor at Nam Dong -- The Tonkin Gulf incident -- Aftermath of Tonkin Gulf -- Analysis -- Further Reading.