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How did the escalation of the Vietnam war under Johnson and General Westmoreland occur?
GEN Paul Harkins was commanding general until 1964; GEN William Westermoreland commanded until 1968/69; GEN Creighton Abrams (namesake of our current M-1 Abram's tank) commanded from '68/'69 until...
USA GEN Paul Harkins was the first commander in Vietnam, he had served on GEN Patton's staff during WWII. Westmoreland was the second commander replacing Harkins in '64; Westmoreland was also a WWII...
Giap was the NVAs most well known general; US commanders Harkins, Westmoreland, and Abrams were the most well known US generals. There were HUNDREDS of US generals in the war, at least 12 of them...