Westmoreland: The General Who Lost Vietnam
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Pursley, Robert, [>]
Pyle, Ernie, on 9th Infantry Division, [>]
Quartermaster Corps School for Bakers and Cooks, Westmoreland attends, [>], 315n8
Quiet American, The (Greene), [>]
Racial discrimination, at West Point, [>]
"Rakkasans" (nickname for 187th), [>], [>]
Rangers, LBJ suggests greater use of, [>]
Raughter, John, [>]
Ravenel, Charles "Pug," [>]
Reader's Digest, [>], [>]
Reagan, Ronald, and Westmoreland gubernatorial campaign, [>]
Recondo School, [>]
Red Cross Donut Girls, [>]–[>]
Reel, Jerry, [>]
Refugees
search and destroy operations create, [>], [>]
Westmoreland as caretaker for, [>]
Report of the Chief of Staff (Westmoreland), [>], [>]
Report on the War in Vietnam (Westmoreland), [>], [>], [>]–[>]
Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces. See South Vietnamese
Request for [>],000 additional troops after Tet, [>]–[>]
and Westmoreland's plan for offensive in north, [>]
and Westmoreland's Report..., [>]
Westmoreland-Wheeler relation in, [>], [>]
Reserves
refusal to call up in face of increased demands, [>], [>]–[>]
and request for additional troops after Tet, [>], [>]
rejection of, [>]
Wheeler for mobilization of, [>]
Resor, Stanley, [>], [>]–[>], [>]
Reynolds, Russel B., [>]
Rhodes, John, [>]
Richardson, Stewart, [>]
Ridgway, Matthew, [>], [>], [>], [>]
Riley, Jack, and daughter Mary Beth, [>]
"Ritz" study, [>]–[>], [>]
Rivers, L. Mendel, [>]
Roberts, Elvy, [>]–[>]
Rockefeller, Nelson, as Westmoreland campaign contributor, [>]
Rohrer, D. H., [>]
Rosson, William, [>], [>], [>], [>]
Rostow, Walt, [>], [>], [>], [>]
Roth, Patricia, [>]
Rusk, Dean, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
Russ, J. R. "Bud," [>]
Russians, Westmoreland meets at end of WWII, [>]
RVN. See South Vietnamese
Salvage operation, under Westmoreland incident to Korean armistice, [>]
SAMVA (Special Assistant for the Modern Volunteer Army), [>]
Sauter, Van Gordon, [>]
Schandler, Herbert, [>], [>]
Schell, Jonathan, [>]
Schmidt, Carl, [>]
Schober, Frank, [>]
Schoomaker, Fred, [>], [>]
Schwarzkopf, Norman, [>], [>]–[>], [>] (n7)
Scott, George C., as Patton, [>]
Seaman, Jonathan, [>], [>]
Search and destroy, as Westmoreland approach, [>], [>], [>]
and battle in War Zone C, [>]–[>]
body count as measure of, [>]
criticism of
by DePuy, [>]
and failure of senior officials to force change, [>]
in Kinnard's survey, [>]
by Marines, [>]–[>]
by Murphy, [>]
by Sharp, [>]
by Stone, [>]–[>]
by Taylor, [>]–[>]
by Thompson, [>]
by Washington officials, [>]
by Weyand, [>]–[>]
by Williamson, [>]–[>]
DePuy as architect of, [>]
focused on border regions, not population centers, [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>]
Ia Drang Valley as deceptive support for, [>]
vs. PROVN, [>]–[>]
Tet Offensive as condemnation of, [>]
Westmoreland aims to label as "Offensive operations," [>]
Westmoreland's defense of, [>]
and Westmoreland's doubts about confirmation as Chief of Staff, [>]
and Westmoreland's Report..., [>]
2nd Armored Division, Westmoreland inspects as Chief of Staff, [>]–[>]
2nd ARVN Division, Westmoreland visits, [>]
Secret Self-Defense Forces, [>] (n23)
in revised order of battle, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
in interview on CBS, [>]
in libel suit, [>]
Self-Defense Forces, 352n23
in revised order of battle, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
and interview on CBS, [>]–[>], [>]
in libel suit, [>]
Sell, Ted, [>]
Setelin, John, [>]
71st Infantry Division, Westmoreland as nominal commander of, [>]
Sewell, John, [>]
Sharp, U. S. Grant, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
Shaw, Cary, Jr., [>]
Shearer, Lloyd, [>]
Sheheen, Fred, [>]
Sherburne, Thomas L., Jr., [>]
Sheridan, Mark, [>]
Sheridan M551 vehicle, [>]–[>]
Sidle, Winant, [>]–[>], [>]
Simmons, Charles, [>], [>]
Simmons, Edwin, [>]
Simpson, Charles, [>]
Singlaub, John, [>], [>]
Sink, Robert, [>]
Smith, K. Wayne, [>]
Smith, Kelly, [>]
Smith, Ronald, [>], [>]
Smith, Wayne, [>]
SNIE (Special National Intelligence Estimate), [>], [>], [>], [>]
Soldier Reports, A (Westmoreland memoir), [>], [>], [>]. See also Memoirs of Westmoreland
South America, Westmoreland on importance of, [>]
Southeast Asia, map of, [>]
South Vietnam
map of, [>]
Westmoreland addresses National Assembly of, [>]–[>]
South Vietnamese (ARVN; RVN; Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces)
armored vehicles employed by, [>]
Enthoven for greater support of, [>]
and Galvin's question about mission, [>]
inadequacy of (Murphy), [>]
judged incapable of pacification, [>]
loss of confidence in, [>]
post-Tet support of, [>]–347n4
second priority accorded to, [>], [>]
strengthening of as objective, [>]
territorial security left to, [>]
as underarmed, [>], [>]–[>]
given U.S. arms from WWII period, [>], [>]
and M-16 rifle, [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]
and Westmoreland's abilities, [>]
and Westmoreland on American media, [>]
Westmoreland's slighting of, [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]
ammunition stocks low, [>]
Hoopes on, [>]
and Vietnamization, [>]–[>]
and Westmoreland's Report..., [>], [>]
Special Forces
LBJ suggests greater use of, [>]
Marines fail to aid at Lang Vei, [>]
Special National Intelligence Estimate (SNIE), [>], [>], [>], [>]
Special Warfare Center, Yarborough advice from, [>]
Starry, Donn, [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>]
Statistical indicators
McNamara lays down, [>], 330n8
as sole yardstick, [>]
Westmoreland's belief in, [>]
in Westmoreland's report to Congress, [>]
See also Body count
Stennis, John, [>]
Stevens, Robert, [>]
Stilwell, Joe, Jr., [>]
Stilwell, Richard, [>], [>], [>]
Stone, Charles, [>]
"Strategic Guidelines for Vietnam" (draft NSAM by JCS), [>]
Strategic reserve, troop-level increase in reconstitution of, [>]
Sunday Times (London) on Vietnam War, [>]
Surut, Lee, [>]
Sutland, Ed, [>]
Sylvester, Arthur, [>]
Tan Son Nhut Air Base, as Tet target, [>]
Taylor, Maxwell
as Ambassador, [>], [>], [>]
/>
opposes increased deployment into Vietnam, [>]
on slighting of South Vietnamese, [>]
and Westmoreland appeals for troops, [>]
as Army Chief of Staff, [>]–[>], [>]
as Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, [>]
as 101st Airborne commander, [>]
and Pentomic division concept, [>]–[>], [>]
and request for additional troops, [>]
in Sicily, [>], [>]
and Westmoreland, [>], [>]–[>], [>], 316n4, 322n4
and doctrine of fighting small wars, [>]
gives advice to Westmoreland as Chief of Staff, [>]
in memoirs of Westmoreland, [>]
on taking Westmoreland from West Point, [>]
and Westmoreland's assignment to Vietnam, [>]
and Westmoreland's gubernatorial campaign, [>], [>]
as West Point commencement speaker, [>]–[>]
on White House attitude toward Vietnam, [>]
on working group considering course of Vietnam War, [>]
Tennis, as Westmoreland sport, [>], [>], [>]–[>]
injury from, [>], [>]
Tet offensive (196:), [>]–[>], 339n13
in CBS documentary, [>]
and Westmoreland's libel suit, [>]
map of attack points in, [>]
and North-South disparity in weaponry, [>]
and M-16 rifle, [>]
and order of battle, [>]–[>]
and pre-Tet troop dispositions, [>]–[>]
and request for [>],000 additional troops, [>]
South Vietnamese view of, [>]
and strengthening of South Vietnamese forces, [>]
Washington's view of, [>]–[>]
Westmoreland blames civilians hit by counterfire in, [>]
and Westmoreland on media, [>]
and Westmoreland's defense of deception policy, [>]
and Westmoreland's doubts about confirmation as Chief of Staff, [>]
and Westmoreland's estimates of enemy strength, [>], [>]
vs. Westmoreland's optimism, [>]
and Westmoreland's removal from command, [>]
and Westmoreland's reputation, [>], [>]
Westmoreland's view of, [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
Thayer, Thomas, [>]
Thieu, Nguyen Van, [>], [>]
Thompson, Sir Robert, [>], [>], [>], [>]
Throckmorton, John, [>]
Thurman, Maxwell, [>]
Thurmond, Strom, [>], [>], [>]
Time magazine
on Khe Sanh battle, [>]
on M-16 production, [>]
on Westmoreland looking for fight, [>]
Westmoreland as Man of the Year in, [>]–[>]
Tolson, John, [>]
Tompkins, Rathvon, [>], [>]
Torres, Esequiel, [>]–[>]
Torture of prisoners held by South Vietnamese, Westmoreland directive against photos of, [>]
Trapnell, Thomas, [>]
Troop request. See Request for [>],000 additional troops
Truman, Harry, and MacArthur, [>], [>]–[>]
Tucker, John H., [>]
Tunnels of Cu Chi, The, [>]
TV Guide, [>]–[>]
23rd Infantry (Americal) Division, and My Lai massacre, [>], [>]
Ulmer, Walter, [>], [>], [>]
Ulsaker, Carl, [>]
Uncounted Enemy, The: A Vietnam Deception, [>]–[>]
criticism of and commentary on, [>]–[>], [>]
libel suit over, [>]–[>], [>] (see also Libel suit against CBS)
settlement of, [>]–[>]
Westmoreland requests honorarium, [>]
University of South Carolina, and Westmoreland's papers, [>]
Utermahlen (infantry officer pictured in Life), [>]–[>]
Van Atta, Dale, [>]
Van Autreve, Leon, [>]
Vance, Cyrus, [>], [>]
VanDerBruegge, John, [>]
Van Deusen, Edwin (brother of Kitsy), [>]
Van Deusen, Edwin (father of Kitsy), [>], [>]
Van Deusen, Frederick (brother of Kitsy), [>]–[>]
death and funeral of, [>], [>], [>]
Van Deusen, Katherine "Kitsy," [>], [>]. See also Westmoreland, Katherine "Kitsy"
Vann, John Paul, [>]
Vaughn, Sam, [>]
Vestecka, Dick, [>]–[>]
Viet Cong, [>]–[>], [>]
Brink Hotel attacked by, [>]
infrastructure of (VCI), [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]
modern weaponry provided for, [>]
shelling of cities by, [>], 343n7
and Washington on Tet Offensive, [>] (see also Tet Offensive)
Westmoreland for firepower against, [>], [>], [>]
See also Communist forces in South Vietnam; Secret Self-Defense Forces; Self-Defense Forces
Vietnam, communist, Westmoreland on relations with, [>]
"Vietnam Blunders" (Westmoreland), [>]
"Vietnamese Communists' Will to Persist, The" (CIA memorandum), [>]
Vietnamization, [>]–[>]
Vietnam veterans, Westmoreland works on behalf of, [>]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, [>]
Vietnam War
Abrams replaces Westmoreland, [>], [>]–[>]
American takeover of, [>]–[>], [>], [>]
and Bunker on South Vietnamese initiative, [>]
Laird on, [>]
maximum deployment in, [>], [>]–[>]
and McNamara's consultations in Saigon (July 1965), [>]
Palmer's critique of, [>]
battles of
Ia Drang Valley, [>]–[>], [>], [>]
Khe Sanh, [>]–[>], 338n9
Operation Cedar Falls, [>]
Operation Junction City, [>]–[>]
of Tet Offensive, [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], 339n13 (see also Tet Offensive)
in War Zone C, [>]–[>]
commanders allowed discretion inside Vietnam, [>], [>]
communists increasingly taking initiative (1967), [>]–[>]
cost accounting ignored in, [>]
cost of to America, [>]
deteriorating condition of U.S. forces in, [>]–[>]
and early turnover of South Vietnamese governments, [>]
ending of, [>]
Westmoreland condemns, [>]