USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -William Westmoreland, in full William Childs Westmoreland, (born March 26, 1914, Spartanburg county, South Carolina, U.S.-died July 18, 2005, Charleston, South Carolina), U.S. Army officer who commanded U.S. forces in the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1968.

Detailed explanation-2: -July 3, 1968 General Creighton W. Abrams formally succeeds General Westmoreland as commander of Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. He has been acting commander since May.

Detailed explanation-3: -An associate of Ho Chi Minh, Pham helped establish the Indochinese Communist Party. He acted as Ho’s prime minister from 1950 through the end of the war, and led reunified Vietnam until he retired in 1986.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shortly after his arrival, Westmoreland was made permanent commander of MACV and given command of all US forces in Vietnam. Leading 16, 000 men in 1964, Westmoreland oversaw the escalation of the conflict and had 535, 000 troops under his control when he departed in 1968.

Detailed explanation-5: -Westmoreland: The General Who Lost Vietnam, by Lewis Sorley, is a Vietnam-centered biography of one of America’s most important post– World War II officers, General William C. Westmoreland. After presenting an overview of General Westmoreland’s life and career be-fore President Lyndon B.