Effects on the vietnamese people and was motivated

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Question: Westmoreland, William. A Soldier Reports. New York: Dell Publishing, 1976.

William Westmoreland explores his participation in the Vietnam War in A Soldier Reports from the viewpoint of an American military commander. He contends that the American "search and destroy" approach was flawed and had terrible repercussions for the Vietnamese people. Additionally, he contends that the policy had long-term effects on the Vietnamese people and was motivated more by political than by military objectives.

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