Scorned by allies and enemies alike, the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) was one of the most maligned fighting forces in modern history. Cobbled together by U.S. advisers from the remnants of the French-inspired Vietnamese National Army, it was effectively pushed aside by the Americans in 1965. When toward the end of the war the army was compelled to reassert itself, it was too little, too late for all concerned.

In this first in-depth history of the ARVN from 1955 to 1975, Robert Brigham takes readers into the barracks and training centers of the ARVN to plumb the hearts and souls...

This book offers a concise history of US policy in Iraq since 1990 and how it has evolved over two decades.

• Examines US relations with Iraq from both a regional and international perspective
• Argues that the only way to clearly understand US policy toward Iraq is to see it in its proper historical context and within a transnational framework
• Uses recently declassified documents at the end of each chapter to illustrate US decision-making in the wars for Iraq
• Addresses the importance of the changing domestic climate surrounding two decades