Part 3 — Chapter 8 The Marine Advisory Effort

Unless otherwise noted, the material in this chapter is derived from: FitzGerald, Fire In The Lake; “The Overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem, May-November, 1963,” Pentagon Papers, bk. 3, sec. IV.B.5; Gravel Edition, Pentagon Papers, v. III; Shaplen, The Lost Revolution; Kahin and Lewis, The U.S. In Vietnam.

The Advisory Division and VNMC Operations

Unless otherwise noted the material in this section is derived from: Senior Marine Advisor, MACV, Monthly Historical Summaries, 1963–1965, hereafter SMA, MACV HistSums; Col Wesley C. Noren, Comments on Draft MS, Maj Harvey Bradshaw, “U.S. Marine Corps Operations in RVN, 1964” (Vietnam Comment File), hereafter Noren Comments on Bradshaw MS; Col Wesley C. Noren, Comments on Draft MS, Capt Robert Whitlow, “U.S. Marine Activities in Vietnam, 1954–1964”. (Vietnam Comment File), hereafter Noren Comments on Whitlow MS; Col Clarence G. Moody, Comments on Draft MS, Capt Robert Whitlow, “U.S. Marine Activities In Vietnam, 1954–1964” (Vietnam Comment File), hereafter Moody Comments; LtCol James P. McWilliams, Comments on Draft MS, Capt Robert Whitlow, “U.S. Marine Activities In Vietnam, 1954–1964” (Vietnam Comment File), hereafter McWilliams Comments; LtCol Joseph N. Smith, Comments on Draft MS, Capt Robert Whitlow, “U.S. Marine Activities In Vietnam, 1954–1964” (Vietnam Comment File), hereafter Smith Comments; LtCol Joseph N. Smith intvw by Capt Robert Whitlow (1954–1964 Project Interview Folder), hereafter Smith Interview; Col Edwin F. Black, USA, and Lt R. P. W. Murphy, USNR, “The South Vietnamese Navy,” USNI Proceedings, v. 90, no. 1 (Jan64) pp. 52–62, hereafter, Black and Murphy, “The South Vietnamese Navy”; Maj Alfred J. Croft, “A Special Gazette Report: Dateline, Vietnam,” Marine Corps Gazette v. 47, n. 10 (Oct63), p. 18, hereafter Croft, “Dateline, Vietnam”; Christenson, “Dateline”; Capt. James P. McWilliams, “Pacify and Hold,” Marine Corps Gazette, v. 49, no. 2 (Feb65), p. 56, hereafter McWilliams, Pacify and Hold.