Destroy and Build: Pacification in Phuoc Thuy, 1966–72
Author:   Thomas Richardson (University of New South Wales, Sydney)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781107189737


Pages:   296
Publication Date:   08 June 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Destroy and Build: Pacification in Phuoc Thuy, 1966–72


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In 2002, Governor General Michael Jeffrey stated that 'we Australians had everything under control in Phuoc Tuy Province'. This referred not only to military control, but to the policy of 'pacification' employed by the Republic of Vietnam and external 'Free World' allies such as the US and Australia. In the hopes of stemming the tide of Communism, pacification aimed to win the allegiance of the populace through political, economic and social reform. In this new work, Thomas Richardson explores the 1st Australian Task Force's (1ATF) implementation of this policy in Phuoc Tuy between 1966 and 1972. Using material from US and Australian archives, as well as newly translated Vietnamese histories, Destroy and Build: Pacification in Phuoc Tuy, 1966–1972 challenges the accepted historiography of the Western forces' fight against insurgency in Vietnam.

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Author:   Thomas Richardson (University of New South Wales, Sydney)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.610kg
ISBN:  

9781107189737


ISBN 10:   110718973
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   08 June 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Pacification: an introduction; 2. Phuoc Tuy, 1966; 3. Preparing the battlefield; 4. Tet 1968; 5. 'This month's faire story'; 6. Déjà vu, all over again; 7. 'The wolves were circling'; 8. 'Bereft of their Australian strongmen'.

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Thomas Richardson is an Associate Lecturer in History, at the Australian Defence Force Academy at the University of New South Wales, Sydney.

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