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How was a successful Marine Corps strategy in Vietnam implemented and then shot down – Interview with Ted Easterling
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Interview Timeline
Ted Easterling served as a U.S. Marine combat engineer in the Vietnam War. He received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Akron, where he taught history. He studied and wrote a book about USMC Combat Action Platoons in Vietnam. We spoke about these units and the Vietnam War. War in the Villages: The U.S. Marine Corps Combined Action Platoons in the Vietnam War (University of North Texas Press, 2021)
0:42 – Ted talks about his experiences as a Marine in Vietnam and why he wrote this book.
3:04 – Ted talks about being a combat engineer in Vietnam.
4:37 – ed talks about when he got his PhD.
5:48 – Ted talks about how he broke the parts of the book.
15:27 – Ted talks about the strategy of attrition versus an enclave strategy.
19:13 – Ted describes what the Marine CAPs were like.
20:20 – Ted talks about the size of the villages and the CAPs that were in them.
21:58 – Ted goes into detail about the Popular Forces.
22:42 – Ted discusses the interactions between the CAPs and PFs.
23:59 – Ted discusses the volunteer aspect of the CAPs.
25:44 – Ted talks about the support the CAPs had.
27:05 – Ted talks about the bases for the CAPs.
28:39 – Ted talks about how support for CAPs began to increase.
35:02 – Ted talks about the dangers the CAPs faced.
41:53 – Ted talks about the resources he used for his research.
42:37 – Ted talks about the evolution of the CAPs
50:27 – Ted talks about Lt Col Corson.
54:45 – Ted talks about the three American leaders who fascinated him the most.
58:22- More information about the book can be found at the North Texas Press website.
Links of interest
https://untpress.unt.edu/catalog/3918
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Guests: Ted N. Easterling
Host: Cris Alvarez
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