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Title: , We Could Have Won!
Review: First, I am a veteran. Also, I instructed and advised foreign troops. So, I read this excellent book differently than the other Amazon reviewers . Ford's book is also a metaphor for how we COULD have won the war in SE Asia. Our special ops people (SF & SEALS)had the right idea and the proper operations in place to win. Our guys won every battle, including Tet. The war was lost by careerists vs warriors, i.e.,too many career ambitious remf staff officerswho defeated the special operations mindset whenever they could.Also, the war was lost by nitpick meddling from elected things in DC and by a defeatist media. If you don't believe me, read what the miltary leaders of the NVA wrote in their histories of that war.Ford's book is a metaphor for this interpretation every bit as much as it is for the civilian interpretation. Like all reviewers here I share the same awe for Ford's incredibly accurate , on-target,conclusions of the book/war, considering it was written in themid '60s.
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