Technology and Strategy: The War in Vietnam

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Technology and Strategy: The War in Vietnam Isaac Keister History Senior Thesis Primary Reader: Dr. John Rector Secondary Reader: Dr. Patricia Goldsworthy

Agenda Technology and Strategy Historiography Interservice Conflict and the Cold War Army Politics and the War Turning point: The Battle for the Ia Drang Conclusions

Technology and Strategy: The War in Vietnam

Historiography Cold-War Scholars Russel Weigley Andrew Krepenevich Post Cold-War Ian Horwood Gregory Daddis

Tet Offensive: 30 Jan 68 1954: Battle of Dien Bien Phu 1962: Howze Tactical Mobility Board 1965: Battle for the Ia Drang Valley 1968: Tet Offensive 1973: Paris Peace Accords 1975: Saigon Falls

Turning Point: Battle for the Ia Drang 17 November 1965 1st Battalion, 7th Regiment of the 1st Cavalry Division Proved the validity of air-mobile concept Instantly regarded as a “classic" battle