A Contagion of War

The Vietnam Experience #5

by Terrence Maitland, Peter McInerney, Robert Manning (Editor-in-Chief)

This book on the Vietnam War deals more with tactics than strategy & attempts to march intimately into battle, portraying what the war was like for those Americans, South Vietnamese, & other allies as well as the Vietcong & North Vietnamese who fought it. It presents a sampling of the battles, pacification efforts, & other activities from the arrival of the first U.S. fighting forces in the spring of 1965 until the end of 1967. Many of these are first-hand accounts. Chapters: Americans in Vietnam; Masher/White Wing; pacification; Saigons forces; the enemy; battlefield Indochina; Vietnam experiences; the border battles. Numerous color & B&W photos & maps.

Genres: History

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

Reviews

[Robert Alexander Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

⭐⭐⭐ Contagion of War

This volume explores how the conflict spread across borders and drew in neighboring countries, showing how regional politics and shifting alliances deepened the complexity of the war. The book presents these developments in a straightforward way, and the visuals, including photographs and maps, help clarify the broader geographic and political landscape. Some topics are treated briefly, but the narrative succeeds in demonstrating how the war expanded beyond Vietnam itself. It works well as an accessible overview for readers who want a simple explanation of this widening phase of the conflict.

[Jerome Otte · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good version of the events,but the statistics of dead and wounded are wrong due to the Army's desire to down play the tremendous losses the 173rd Airborne incurred at Dak To.The constant question of why did we fight against communism in Vietnam is answered by the statement it was communism,and the communist nationalised the oil wells,rubber plantations,and opium plantations(morphine production) etc,etc!The west then placed trade sactions against the communist that only hurt the American People.