Secrets Of The Vietnam War by Davidson, Lt. General Phillip B - 1990

San Francisco, CA: Presidio Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1990. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0891413820 . This book is in Fine condition and has a Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "After having written the most comprehensive and successful book on the subject, Vietnam at War, the author was importuned to write another smaller and more intimate book about his experiences as the chief United States military intelligence officer in Vietnam (MACV J-2) , a position he held from May 1967 until May 1969. Secrets of the Vietnam War is the result. WIth the same verve, elegant writing style and honesty, General Davidson presents many of the controversial situations as he sees them." Chapters include: Background and Initiation, The Strategy of Revolutionary War, The Numbers Game, The Troop Strength Issue in Retrospect, The Infiltration and the Tet Offensive Issues, Surprise in Operational Art, Myths of the Vietnam War, How we Lost the War, and, How We Could have Won the Vietnam War. "Phillip Buford Davidson, Jr. (November 26, 1915 – February 7, 1996) was an American lieutenant general, who served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War...In 1969, while assigned as commanding General of the Army training center at Fort Ord, California, Davidson was the respondent in the United States Supreme Court decision Parisi v. Davidson. In that case, the court granted habeas relief to a soldier seeking an honorable discharge as a conscientious objector. During the Vietnam War, 1967 until 1969, Davidson was the chief of US intelligence in Vietnam, under the command of William Westmoreland and later Creighton Abrams. From May 3, 1971 to September 30, 1972, Davidson, then a Major General, was the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Headquarters, Department of the Army. He later was promoted to Lieutenant General." .