Part 1 — Chapter 4 An Expanding War, 1962
Reading edition
Unless otherwise noted, the material in this chapter is derived from: William A. Nighswonger, Rural Pacification in Vietnam 1962–1965 (Washington: Advanced Research Projects Agency, 1966), hereafter Nighswonger, Rural Pacification, 1962–65; USMAAG, Vietnam, “Tactics and Techniques of Counterinsurgent Operations” (Saigon, RVN: USMAAG, 1961), hereafter, USMAAG Vietnam, “Tactics and Techniques of Counterinsurgent Opns”; Hdqts, U.S. Army, The Viet Cong (Ft. Bragg, N.C.: 1965) hereafter, U.S. Army, Viet Cong; Cooper, et al., The American Experience With Pacification; Gravel Edition, Pentagon Papers, v. II; “The Strategic Hamlet Program, 1961–63,” Pentagon Papers, bk. 3, sec. IV.B.2; Fall, Two Viet-Nams.
Creation of MACV and Marine Advisory Division
Unless otherwise noted, the material in this section is derived from: Senior Marine Advisor letter to CMC, dtd 24Jan64, hereafter SMA ltr to CMC, 24Jan64; CinCPac Command History, 1962; MACV Command History, 1962; Marine Corps Command Center, Items of Significant Interest, Jan-Feb62, hereafter MCC Items; LtGen Richard G. Weede, Intvw by Hist&MusDiv, HQMC dtd 23Jul73 (OralHistColl, Hist&MusDiv, HQMC), hereafter Weede Interview.
The Vietnamese Marine Corps, 1962
Unless otherwise noted, the material in this section is derived from: SMA ltr to CMC, 24Jan64; Capt Don R. Christensen, “A Special Gazette Report: Dateline ... Vietnam,” Marine Corps Gazette, v. 47, no. 9 (Sep63), p. 5, hereafter Christensen, “Dateline”; Gen David M. Shoup, SE Asia Trip Folder, Sep62, hereafter Shoup SEA Trip Folder; LtCol Harold F. Brown, Comments on Draft MS, Capt Robert Whitlow, “U.S. Marine Activities in Vietnam, 1954–1964” (Vietnam Comment File), hereafter H. F. Brown Comments.