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Wow, thank you.
I would add “A Better War” by Lewis Sorley. The book’s focus in the period beginning with the 1968 Tet offensive and Westmoreland’s replacement by Creighton Abrams. It speaks of Abrams’ changes to Westmoreland’s big assault search and destroy strategy to become the seize and hold. Improvements in intelligence enabled US and ARVN forces to “cut off the nose” of North Viet Nam’s forays into the south to delay and blunt their new offensive operations. A good read.