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Collins, James Lawton was born on November 5, 1917 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Son of James Lawton and Virginia Caroline (Stewart) Collins.
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Includes 2 tables, 5 charts, 7 maps, and 28 illustrations This book forms part of the “Vietnam Studies” series produced by various senior commanders who had served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War; each officer was chosen for their knowledge of the number of specialized subjects that were covered by the series. “More than forty nations provided assistance to the Republic of Vietnam in its struggle against North Vietnam. This aid ranged from economic and technical assistance to educational and humanitarian contributions. Hundreds of Free World civilians worked in Vietnam as doctors, teachers, and technical specialists. Eight nations also provided military assistance. The flags of these Free World countries-the United States, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, the Republic of China, and Spain-flew alongside the colors of the Republic of Vietnam at the headquarters of the Free World Military Assistance Forces in Saigon. The military contributions of these nations included combat troops, army medical teams, and individual political warfare advisers. The degree of assistance and co-operation among the concerned Free World nations resulted from years of work and involvement. While many nations expressed sympathy for the plight of South Vietnam, aid did not always come easily, quickly, or to the extent desired. Many nations, beset by their own internal economic and political problems, could do little to help; others did nothing. The story of the efforts of the contributing nations and the efforts to enlist their aid is the subject of this monograph.”
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(This monograph, covers three stages in the growth and dev...)
This monograph, covers three stages in the growth and development of the South Vietnamese Army and highlights the role of the U.S. Army, especially the MACV advisory system.
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The United States Army has met an unusually complex challenge in Southeast Asia. In conjunction with the other services, the Army has fought in support of a national policy of assisting an emerging nation to develop governmental processes of its own choosing, free of outside coercion. In addition to the usual problems of waging armed conflict, the assignment in Southeat Asia has required superimposing the immensely sophisticated tasks of a modern army upon an underdeveloped environment and adapting them to demands covering a wide spectrum. These involved helping to fulfill the basic needs of an agrarian population, dealing with the frustrations of antiguerrilla operations, and conducting conventional campaigns against well-trained and determined regular units. It is still necessary for the Army to continue to prepare for other challenges that may lie ahead. While cognizant that history never repeats itself exactly and that no army ever profited from trying to meet a new challenge in terms of the old one, the Army nevertheless stands to benefit immensely from a study of its experience, its shortcomings no less than its achievements. Aware that some years must elapse before the official histories will provide a detailed and objective analysis of the experience in Southeast Asia, we have sought a forum whereby some of the more salient aspects of that experience can be made available now. At the request of the Chief of Staff, a representative group of senior officers who served in important posts in Vietnam and who still carry a heavy burden of day-to-day responsibilities has prepared a series of monographs. These studies should be of great value in helping the Army develop future operational concepts while at the same time contributing to the historical record and providing the American public with an interim report on the performance of men and officers who have responded, as others have through our history, to exacting and trying demands. The reader should be reminded that most of the writing was accomplished while the war in Vietnam was at its peak, and the monographs frequently refer to events of the past as if they were taking place in the present.
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Includes 2 maps, and 21 illustrations This book forms part of the “Vietnam Studies” series produced by various senior commanders who had served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War; each officer was chosen for their knowledge of the number of specialized subjects that were covered by the series. “In 1954 the Army of South Vietnam was a collection of former French colonial troops with little command experience and no support forces worthy of mention. Gradually and despite a considerable degree of political and social instability, the Army, with strong American assistance, was molded into an effective fighting force by the efforts of Vietnamese leaders. After 1960 the South Vietnamese Army also acquired a counterinsurgency capability, but by 1965 increased political turmoil had undermined its effectiveness and necessitated the intervention of strong US combat forces. “From 1965 to 1968, while US forces bore the brunt of the fighting, the South Vietnamese slowly regrouped and, with increasing American advisory assistance and matériel support, once again became an effective fighting force. During this period the military provided security for the civilian population and administration and, in schools and training centers, laid the basis for a larger and more responsive military force. “The battles of the Tet offensive of 1968 were followed by the general mobilization of South Vietnam and, one year later, by the decision of the United States to begin troop redeployments. These moves set the stage for the third phase in the Army's development, Vietnamization. The years from 1968 to 1972 saw a great expansion of South Vietnam's territorial security forces and militia, and the continual improvement and modernization of the regular Army as it once again assumed complete responsibility for the war effort. “This monograph, covering the three stages in the growth and development of the South Vietnamese Army, highlights the role of the US Army, especially the MACV advisory system. Most of the material presented is based on official historical summaries prepared on a regular basis by the major US military commands in South Vietnam. Special attention is given to the expansion of South Vietnam's training base and her increasingly sophisticated military school system. While such a study can do no more than survey these activities, it does reflect the deep and continuous commitment by thousands of American soldiers to make the South Vietnamese Army a self-sufficient force capable of defending itself with minimum outside assistance.”
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(This monograph, covers three stages in the growth and dev...)
This monograph, covers three stages in the growth and development of the South Vietnamese Army and highlights the role of the U.S. Army, especially the MACV advisory system.
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Collins, James Lawton was born on November 5, 1917 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Son of James Lawton and Virginia Caroline (Stewart) Collins.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1939; Master of Arts, University Virginia, 1951; postgraduate, Naval War College, 1948; postgraduate, Armed Forces Staff College, 1955; postgraduate, Army War College, 1959.
Commissioned Second lieutenant, United States Army, 1939;
advanced through grades to brigadier general, United States Army, 1965;
commandant, United States Army Language School, 1959-1962;
director, Defense Language Institute, 1962-1963. President United States Commision on Military History, 1984-1985, vice president, 1991-1995, board directors,1995-. President Council on American's Military Past, 1986-1991, board directors.
Board dirs.Am. Committee on History 2d World War. Member International Commission Military Historians to Investigate World War II Svc. Kurt Waldheim, President of Austria, 1987-1988.
Chairman of the Board historians Battle of Normandy Foundation, 1987-1994.
(Includes 2 tables, 5 charts, 7 maps, and 28 illustrations...)
(Includes 2 maps, and 21 illustrations This book forms pa...)
(“The Development and Training of the South Vietnamese Arm...)
(This monograph, covers three stages in the growth and dev...)
(This monograph, covers three stages in the growth and dev...)
(More than forty nations provided assistance to the Republ...)
(The United States Army has met an unusually complex chall...)
(First published in 1975. From the preface: ""In 1954 the ...)
Board of directors American Military U., since 1993. Member American History Association, Society for Military History (Gondos Distinguished Svc. award 1993), Association United States Army, Organisation American Historians, Vinifera Wine Growers Association.
Married Yolande de Mauduit, October 2, 1943. Children: Corinne, Sharon, James, Suzanne.