{"product_id":"the-u-s-naval-advisory-effort-in-vietnam-9781476686950","title":"The U.S. Naval Advisory Effort in Vietnam","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   An advisor to the South Vietnamese Navy Mobile Riverine Forces in 1970-1971, U.S. Navy Commander Richard Kirtley was tasked with helping implement Nixon''s policy of Vietnamization--the rapid drawdown of U.S. troops to bring an abortive end to the Vietnam War.  The program called for the turnover of arms and equipment to South Vietnamese forces, while U.S. personnel trained their counterparts to continue fighting the war alone. The U.S. Navy''s supporting effort, Accelerated Turnover to the Vietnamese (ACTOV), emphasized Accelerated. Kirtley''s account gives an up-close look at the futility and frustration of the advisory effort during the withdrawal, the implementation of both programs--doomed to failure yet hyped to cover a lost-cause retreat--and their disastrous outcomes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\t1\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\t4\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Early Years\t11\u003cbr\u003e 2. Vietnam from the Gulf\t15\u003cbr\u003e 3. \"DASH\" to Vietnam\t24\u003cbr\u003e 4. Riverine Training\t31\u003cbr\u003e 5. Here I Am… Take My Advice! (First Impressions)\t41\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Big Picture\t46\u003cbr\u003e 7. Meet, Greet and Settle In\t50\u003cbr\u003e 8. Down to Business\t58\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Master Chief and Other Loose Ends\t64\u003cbr\u003e10. Organization and Ground Rules\t67\u003cbr\u003e11. Spend Half a Tour in Go Dau Ha and Whaddya Get?\t72\u003cbr\u003e12. Another Day Older and Deeper in Debt\t83\u003cbr\u003e13. The Kenner Ski Boat\t96\u003cbr\u003e14. Saigon\t108\u003cbr\u003e15. The President Hotel\t112\u003cbr\u003e16. Change Is Inevitable\t120\u003cbr\u003e17. Round 'Em Up and Move 'Em Out\t124\u003cbr\u003e18. Dong Tam\t127\u003cbr\u003e19. Ca Mau—Gateway to the U Minh\t132\u003cbr\u003e20. \"Haunted Forest—I'd Turn Back If I Were You!\"\t139\u003cbr\u003e21. Establishing a Routine\t144\u003cbr\u003e22. Christmas in the U Minh\t149\u003cbr\u003e23. Another Boat Down\t152\u003cbr\u003e24. Moving North\t160\u003cbr\u003e25. The Flower Girl Is Dead\t165\u003cbr\u003e26. Tears on the Tarmac\t169\u003cbr\u003e27. The Aftermath\t171\u003cbr\u003e28. Heartbreak Revisited\t177\u003cbr\u003e29. Career Change and the Fall\t181\u003cbr\u003e30. Reflection and Takeaways\t185\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\t195\u003cbr\u003eCommander Kirtley's Service Career History\t199\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 1\t201\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 2\t203\u003cbr\u003eChapter Notes\t205\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\t207\u003cbr\u003eIndex\t209","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040501498199,"sku":"9781476686950","price":23.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476686950.jpg?v=1750946944","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-u-s-naval-advisory-effort-in-vietnam-9781476686950","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}