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2 Army Hist. 1 (1984)

handle is hein.milandgov/aryhsy0002 and id is 1 raw text is: Th e ARMY HISTORIAN A PUBLICATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY CENTER OF MIUTARY HISTORY Number 2 Washington, D C Winter 1984 The Center and Vietnam History The irst of the Center of Military Histiry's eight- ecn volues to be published in the Vietnam series was released late in the fail. Advice and Upprr The Fasry Years, by the Center's Dr. Ronald H. Spec- bnr, deals with mlitary advice and assistance to the F nch government in the early postwar years and the advisory program that develped afler the Giecva Accords of 1954. The scope of the volume is rather far-ranging - from advisory operations in the field all the way to major political and military decisions which shaped the early Army efforts in Vietnam Although the last of the volumes wdl not be publishet untl 1991, four volumes are far enough along that the Center hopes to have them released wthin a year. These are John Bergen's Covnwika- io.s in Suheasr Asza. Richard Hunt's Paf auo in S&urh VWmam. a pictorial history of hewarby Joel Myerson, and a volume on advice and wpport in the later years by Jeffrey Clarke. The Vietnam series poses some interesting prob- lems. Our intention is to be even-handed in witing about that divisive war, an aim which will, no doubt, lead to some interesting reviews as the books start coming out. There is still a great deal of polarity on the war in all segments of our society, and our ef- forts will in all probability be caught in the crossfire of these differig views. Vietnam Symposium Keeping this n mnd, we feel that as the volumes begn to appear over the next year it is important that we as official historians begin a dialogue with the larger historical community To assist in this, the Ceter wll 'ponsor a by-invitation-enly symposium at Airlic House, about an hour west of Washingion, in early November I984. Although some of the sym- posiumn papers will be presented by members of the Center, mnost will 1e by academics and others in- volved in Vietnam research. There will be three panels: 'Thc Evolution of the Commiment 'The Conduct of the Wars and Afterword. The papers, each of which will be original, will be pUlished as chapters in a volume edited by the Chief of Military History, ilstrative of the quality of the participants (leaving cut in-house penronnel for the moment), the following university professors have accepted active roles in the sym- posium; George Herring, Walter LeFeber, John Lewis Gaddis, Allan G dtximan, Peter Paret, Nor- man Grachner, Ernest May, and Edward Coffman. Certain high level participants in the war, including Amb :salor Robert Komer and General (Rt.) Bruce Palmer, Jr , will serve as commentators on relevant papers. The Chief of Military History will give the opening talk on the challenge of historical research and writing on Vietnam. and the banquet sp 'sker will be Dr. Robert O'Neal, Director of the Irternanonal Institute for Strategic Studies. The Center of Military History's program is the largest Viemam research and writing project in the country. We intend to make the series begun with Advice and Supporr worthy of the standards the Center has already set: Cen.L-) ;a i Tal r ~np.rs wirth Pre: adrtTe n

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