The Control War by Martin G. Clemis - 9780806160092

The Control WarThe Struggle for South Vietnam, 19681975\nAuthor(s): Martin G. Clemis\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press, United States\nImprint: University of Oklahoma Press\nISBN-13: 9780806160092, 978-0806160092\nSynopsis\nThe Vietnam War - a conflict defined by an ever-evolving mixture of conventional and guerrilla warfare and mass politics - has often been called a \""\""war without fronts.\""\"" In fact, Vietnam had a multitude of fronts, as insurgents and counterinsurgents wrestled for control throughout 44 provinces, 250 districts, and more than 11,000 hamlets. In The Control War, Martin G. Clemis focuses on South Vietnam, where a highly complex politico-military struggle fragmented the battlefield along countless divergent points of conflict as both sides sought spatial and political hegemony.\n\n Complicating the conventional view that the Vietnam War was about winning \""\""hearts and minds,\""\"" Clemis argues that both sides were more interested in asserti.