by Lewis Sorley
evacuation of U.S. families, [>]
and flow of officials to Vietnam, [>]
and LBJ on disservice done to military, [>]
JFK's anticipation of, [>]
Kitsy's summary of views on, [>]–[>]
McNamara's pessimistic judgment on (1965), [>]
and M-16 rifle, [>]–[>]
My Lai massacre, [>]–[>], [>]–[>]
professionalism study prompted by inquiry on, [>]
question of Westmoreland's responsibility in, [>]–[>]
political aspects of (in Vietnam)
communists' political superiority, [>]
political institutions vital (Lodge), [>]
political-psychological goals all-important, [>]
reserve call-up rejected, [>], [>]–[>], [>]
Starry's estimate of requirements to win, [>]–[>]
Stone's analysis of, [>]
theft of U.S. materials in, 327n23
Vietnamization of, [>], [>]–[>]
after Westmoreland's departure, [>]
troop requests ended, [>]
Westmoreland in disagreement with government policies on, [>]–[>]
Westmoreland on significance of, [>]
Westmoreland's interest in closing stages of, [>]
Westmoreland's libel suit as parable of, [>]
Wheeler on
and North Vietnam capability, [>]
sees as military rather then political, [>]
as winnable but not in Westmoreland's way (Weyand), [>]
withdrawal of U.S. forces from, [>]–[>]
and harm from individual withdrawal, [>]
Yarborough's advice on, [>]–[>]
See also Communist forces in South Vietnam; South Vietnamese; Westmoreland, William Childs, AS COMMANDER IN VIETNAM
Volunteer Army, [>]–[>], [>]
changes in Army's culture implied by, [>]–[>], [>]
and Westmoreland, [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>]
in bid for fifth year as Chief of Staff, [>]–[>]
Wallace, DeWitt, [>]
Wallace, Mike, [>], [>], [>], [>]
Wall Street Journal, [>]
Walt, Lewis, [>], [>], [>]
War College. See Army War College
War crimes charges, brought against Westmoreland over My Lai, [>]–[>]
Warner, Jerry, [>]
Warner, Volney, [>]–[>]
"Wars of national liberation," [>]
War Zone C, [>]
Washington conference on enemy order of battle (1967), [>], [>]
Washington Post
"Army in Anguish" exposé in, [>]–[>]
on libel suit settlement, [>]
on officers' criticisms of Westmoreland, [>]
review of Westmoreland's book in, [>]
Westmoreland interview with, [>]
on Westmoreland's optimistic statements, [>]–[>]
and Westmoreland's reputation, [>]
Washington Star, review of Westmoreland book in, [>]–[>]
Waters, John, [>]
Weigley, Russell, [>]
West, John, [>], [>]
Westmoreland, Eugenia Childs "Mimi" (mother), [>], [>]
Westmoreland, James Ripley (father), [>]–[>], [>], [>] (n1)
death of, [>]
letters to, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
and Westmoreland at West Point, [>]
Westmoreland, James Ripley "Rip" (son), [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]
Westmoreland, Katherine "Kitsy" (wife), [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]
and airplane mishap, [>]
on Charleston social life, [>]
and Citadel position, [>]
emergency operation in Japan for, [>]
in Hawaii, [>], [>]
letters to, [>], [>]
from Lady Bird Johnson, [>]
against libel suit, [>]
and Mrs. MacArthur, [>]
MacDonald on, [>]
in Philippines, [>], [>], [>]
pregnancies of, [>]–[>]
on question of Westmoreland resigning, [>]
as social organizer at Fort Campbell, [>]
and Vietnam, [>], [>], [>]
visits Rose Festival, [>]
and Westmoreland gubernatorial campaign, [>], [>]
at West Point, [>], [>]
writes summary of Vietnam War years, [>]–[>]
Westmoreland, Katherine Stevens "Stevie" (daughter), [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
Westmoreland, Margaret (sister), [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
Westmoreland, Margaret Childs (daughter), [>], [>], [>], [>]
Westmoreland, William Childs, [>]–[>], [>]–[>]
birth of, [>]
childhood of, [>]–[>], [>]
death and funeral of, [>]
geostrategic views of, on South America, [>]
and history of warfare, [>], [>]
marriage and family of, [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>] (see also Westmoreland, Katherine "Kitsy"; other family members)
and abusive remarks against Westmoreland, [>]
friction during Vietnam years, [>]–[>]
in Hawaii, [>], [>]
in Japan, [>]
in Philippines, [>], [>], [>]
at retirement ceremony, [>]
in Vietnam, [>], [>]
and Westmoreland's absence, [>]
and Westmoreland's final years, [>]
memoirs of, [>]–[>], [>]–[>] (see also Memoirs of Westmoreland)
personal characteristics of, [>]
ambition, [>], [>], [>], [>]
appearance, [>]
appearance at time of libel suit, [>]
denial of fault and deflecting blame onto others, [>], [>]
insensitivity, [>], [>], [>]
and MacDonald on reaction to casualties, [>]–[>]
physical fitness as interest of, [>], [>]–[>] (see also Tennis)
publicity important to, [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>]
and reading, [>], [>]–[>]
and sense of humor, [>], [>], [>], [>]
stubbornness, [>]
TV appearances loved, [>]
viewing all events in reference to self, [>]–[>], [>]
wasting effort on bad ideas, [>]–[>]
presidential candidacy urged on by South Carolina legislators, [>]
as Time Man of the Year (1966), [>]–[>]
trading on stock market, [>]
MILITARY CAREER OF, PRE-VIETNAM, [>]
and affection of troops, [>], [>]–[>]
book learning disdained, [>]–[>]
communications with subordinates important, [>], [>], [>]–[>]
and community relations, [>]
compliments received, [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
criticisms of senior officers, [>], [>], 319n8
effectively adjusting to commanding officers, [>]
efficiencies in management and budget sought, [>]
fair treatment of black soldiers supported, [>]
history's verdict on, [>], [>]
and influence of wife, Kitsy, [>]
near misses on life of, [>]–[>], [>]
paying attention to previously neglected persons, [>]
and reflections on misbehavior of U.S. soldiers, [>]
and service schools, [>], [>], [>], 315n8
and tax-free liquor-shipping scheme, [>]
and Maxwell Taylor, [>], [>]–[>], [>], 316n4, 322n4 (see also Taylor, Maxwell)
troop inspections mandated by, [>]
MILITARY CAREER, PRE-VIETNAM (STAGES)
as West Point cadet, [>]–[>]
pre-WWII artillery assignments, [>]–[>]
in World War II, [>]–[>], [>]–316n7
in postwar occupation of Germany, [>]–[>]
in airborne infantry, [>]–[>]
becomes permanent colonel, [>]
as War College instructor, [>]–[>]
in Korean War, [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>]
; promoted to brigadier general, [>]
as Pentagon staff officer, [>], [>]–[>], [>]
attends Harvard Business School program, [>]–[>], [>], [>]
promoted to major general, [>]
relationships established with top echelons, [>]
in command of 101st Airborne Division, [>]–[>], [>]
as West Point Superintendent, [>], [>]–[>], [>]
promoted to three-star (lieutenant) general, [>], [>]
in command of XVIII Airborne Corps, [>]
promoted to four-star (full) general, [>]
AS COMMANDER IN VIETNAM, [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>]
American strategy under, [>], [>]
attrition, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>] (see also Attrition, war of)
and boxing analogy, [>]
change not considered at time of post-Tet troop request, [>], [>], [>]
enthusiasm lacking for, [>]
NSAM [>] lacking in coherent strategy, [>]
search and destroy, [>], [>], [>]–[>] (see also Search and destroy, as Westmoreland approach)
Thompson on, [>]
and Vietnamization, [>]
Westmoreland in control of, [>]
Westmoreland's satisfaction with, [>], [>]
assignment to Vietnam, [>]–[>]
advice and direction on, [>]–[>], [>]
arrival and first steps, [>]–[>]
and body count, [>]–[>] (see also Body count)
criticisms and assessments of
by Buckley, [>]
by Bunker, [>]–[>], [>]
by Colby, [>]
by DePuy, [>], [>]
by Enthoven's Office of Systems Analysis, [>], [>]
by Hoopes, [>]
by JCS working group, [>]
by junior Army officers, [>]
from Marines, [>]–[>]
by Marshall, [>], [>]
by McNamara, [>]–[>]
by Palmer, [>]–[>], [>]–[>]
by Pearson (answering Westmoreland solicitation), [>]–[>]
of search and destroy approach, [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]
skeptics outside chain of command or incompetent to judge, [>]–[>], [>]
by Thompson, [>], [>]
by Warner, [>]
from Westmoreland's visits to field, [>]–[>]
by Weyand, [>]
by Weyand anonymously, [>]
and division of responsibility between U.S. and RVNAF, [>], [>]
early alarmist message to Washington, [>]–[>]
effectiveness of questioned by Washington (1967), [>]–[>]
on enemy assassination list, [>]
and enemy order of battle, [>]–[>] (see also Order of battle)
frequent field trips, [>], [>]
and friction between Army and Air Force, [>]–[>]
and Honolulu conference (June 1964), [>]
and Honolulu conference (February 1966), [>]–[>], [>], 330n8
and Ia Drang Valley battle, [>]–[>]
increasingly larger U.S. deployments requested, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
as negotiated with McNamara, [>]
and progressively larger authorizations (1965–66), [>], [>]–[>]
Taylor opposes, [>]
and Westmoreland's complaints, [>]
and Westmoreland's indifference, [>]
and inspector general system, [>]–[>]
LBJ praises, [>]
and LBJ's capability (Weigley), [>]
and Khe Sanh, [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>]
lack of understanding, [>]
of life of infantrymen, [>]–[>]
and reserves controversy, [>]–[>]
and Sheridan vehicle, [>]–[>]
and living conditions at HQ, [>]–[>]
MAC Forward established by, [>]–[>]
main force war emphasized, [>] (see also Attrition; Pacification; Search and destroy, as Westmoreland approach)
massive firepower relied on, [>], [>], [>]
vs. Yarborough's counsel, [>]
management approach of, [>]–[>]
micromanagement, [>]
and deployment of 1st Air Cavalry Division, [>]–[>]
and Marines, [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>] (see also Marines)
and media, [>]–[>], [>]
in bogus Silver Star ceremony, [>]
Westmoreland's criticism of, [>]–[>]
need to show progress in, [>]–[>], [>]–[>]. See also "Progress Offensive"
North Vietnamese dub "Limoges" (failure), [>]–343n17
optimism mandated, [>]
optimistic statements on, [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], 334n16, [>]–[>] (n50)
belied by Westmoreland's admissions, [>]
cable quoted in CBS interview, [>]
deceptive reports on involvement, [>], [>]
and falsity of 1965 claims, [>]
Halberstam's antidote to, [>]–[>]
and Starry's analysis, [>]–[>]
pacification slighted, [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>]
and plan to broadcast music during Tet, [>]
in portrait as Chief of Staff, [>]