Why the Vietcong Fought: A Study of Motivation and Control in a Modern Army in Combat
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Why the Vietcong Fought: A Study of Motivation and Control in a Modern Army in Combat
By (Author) William D. Henderson
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Praeger Publishers Inc
8th January 1980
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
355.009597
Physical Properties
Hardback
163
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
397g
Description
Henderson examines the sophisticated motivation and control systems utilized by the North Vietnamese command. The book is based on communist documents and recorded interviews with captured Viet Cong.
Author Bio
WILLIAM DARRYL HENDERSON was an infantryman and an Assistant Professor of Social Sciences and an instructor for leadership and military psychology at West Point. His decorations include: The Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, and the Combat Infantryman's Badge. He is the author of several books including Why the Viet Cong Fought: A Study of Motivation and Control in a Modern Army in Combat (Greenwood Press, 1980).
