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Intelligence to Please? The Order of Battle Controversy during the Vietnam War
James J. Wirtz demonstrates how organizational imperatives shaped the controversy within the American intelligence community over estimates of Viet Cong strength on the eve of the 1968 Tet offensive. He argues that the military had the stronger position in the bureaucratic debate, which was replayed during the Westmoreland v. CBS litigation.

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