Book Review: War in the Villages: The U.S. Marine Corps Combined Action Platoons in the Vietnam War

Authors

William Thomas Allison

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Author: Ted N. Easterling

Reviewed by Dr. William Thomas Allison, professor of history, Georgia Southern University

Published on April 20, 2023. Former Marine and Vietnam War veteran Ted Easterling evaluates the Marine Combined Action Platoons and their effectiveness, calling them an “appropriate counterinsurgency method” whose potential was squandered during the Vietnam War.

Publication Date

4-20-2023

Keywords

Vietnam, Marine Corps Combined Action Platoons, South Vietnam I Corps Tactical Zone, People’s Liberation Armed Forces, Viet Cong

Disciplines

Defense and Security Studies | Military and Veterans Studies

Recommended Citation

William Thomas Allison, Book Review: War in the Villages: The U.S. Marine Corps Combined Action Platoons in the Vietnam War ( US Army War College Press, 2023),
https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters_bookshelf/6