TY  - BOOK
AU  - Randolph,Stephen P.
TI  - Powerful and Brutal Weapons: Nixon, Kissinger, and the Easter Offensive
SN  - 9780674027091
AV  - DS557 
U1  - 959.704/348 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Harvard University Press
KW  - Nixon, Richard M.-(Richard Milhous),-1913-1994
KW  - Kissinger, Henry,-1923-
KW  - Easter Offensive, 1972
KW  - Vietnam War, 1961-1975-Aerial operations, American
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- CONTENTS -- List of Maps -- Abbreviations Used in the Text -- Introduction -- 1. Nixon'sWar -- 2. The Politburo's Strategic Calculus -- 3. The NVA Prepares -- 4. Commando Hunt VII -- 5. The Initial Surges -- 6. Nixon Takes Charge -- 7. The Forces Flow Forward -- 8. B-52s over the North -- 9. Attack in the Highlands -- 10. The Fall of Quang Tri -- 11. The Path to Linebacker -- 12. Closing the Ports -- 13. Linebacker Planning and Direction -- 14. The Initial Strikes -- 15. The DRV Responds -- 16. Nixon Triumphant -- 17. The Siege of An Loc -- 18. The Defense of Hue -- 19. The Center Holds -- 20. Stalemate at the My Chanh River -- 21. Reactive Adversaries -- 22. The View from Hanoi -- 23. "One of Those Days" -- 24. Toward the Peace Path -- Conclusion -- Weapons and Tactics -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index
N2  - As America confronts an unpredictable war in Iraq, Randolph returns to an earlier conflict that severely tested our civilian and military leaders. In 1972, America sought to withdraw from Vietnam with its credibility intact, with Nixon and Kissinger hoping that gains on the battlefield would strengthen their position at the negotiating table
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