“The US Army Warren Contract Office is releasing this market research in order to contract with an author who can take over the collection of information, as well as write and edit a comprehensive manuscript on US Army operations during the Vietnam War from October 1968 to June 1970, ”says the description of the“ Book of the Vietnam War ”project.
As indicated in the document, in order to start the project with minimal time and effort, the US Army is looking for an author with extensive knowledge in the field of its history and the history of the Vietnam War - especially the late stages of the conflict.
“In order to gain an in-depth understanding of the operational and strategic environment, preference is given to individuals with experience of active service as part of combat units in the relevant military accounting specialties or as part of the headquarters of the Army or the Department of Defense,” the US Army command emphasizes.
In the course of the study, the author will gain access, including to classified data, as well as to documents of the US Army Military History Center.
The United States began regular bombing of North Vietnam in 1965. American troops left the country in 1973, after the signing of the Paris Peace Agreement.
The fighting was accompanied by massive war crimes by US forces, as well as the destruction of civilians during the bombing and land punitive operations.
To combat partisans, United States aviation sprayed herbicides and defoliants over Vietnam, including Agent Orange, containing dioxin.
In general, the United States lost about 58 thousand people in Vietnam, the Armed Forces of South Vietnam - about 250 thousand. During the war, about 1.1 million partisans and North Vietnamese troops died. Over 2 million civilians also became victims of the fighting.
Earlier, the US military called the reason for the deployment of US troops abroad.