Transition: U.S. Army Campaigns of the Vietnam War: November 1968-December 1969

by Adrian G. Traas

Discusses the gradual reduction of the U.S. Army's involvement in Vietnam that began after Richard M. Nixon was elected president in November 1968. Even as U.S. and South Vietnamese forces battled an increasingly-elusive enemy, Army officials stepped up efforts to create a South Vietnamese military strong enough to defend their nation with only minimal support from American troops. In the spring of 1969, President Nixon announced his plan for the phased withdrawal of U.S. forces from South Vietnam, a policy quickly dubbed "Vietnamization." As the American public's support for the war continued to erode, U.S. military leaders spent the remainder of 1969 preparing for further troop reductions and the inevitable turnover of bases and equipment to South Vietnamese forces.

87 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 15, 2020

Reviews

[William Olenick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Discussed is the beginning of the drawdown of the forces from country. Also talks include General Abrams use of remaining forces to do pacification operations. Numerous maps and photos are included to support text.