{"product_id":"2940148732655","title":"Judge Advocates in Vietnam: Army Lawyers in Southeast Asia 1959-1975","description":"Although the first American soldiers arrived in Saigon in late 1950, the\u003cbr\u003efirst Army judge advocate did not deploy to Vietnam until 1959, when Lt.\u003cbr\u003eCol. Paul J. Durbin reported for duty. From then until 1975 when Saigon fell\u003cbr\u003eand the last few U.S. military personnel left Vietnam, Army lawyers played\u003cbr\u003ea significant role in what is still America’s “longest war.”\u003cbr\u003eJudge Advocates in Vietnam: Army Lawyers in Southeast Asia\u003cbr\u003e(1959-1975) tells the story of these soldier-lawyers in headquarters units like\u003cbr\u003ethe Saigon-based Military Assistance Advisory Group and Military\u003cbr\u003eAssistance Command, Vietnam (MACV). But it also examines the\u003cbr\u003eindividual experiences of judge advocates in combat organizations like II\u003cbr\u003eField Force, 1st Air Cavalry Division, and the 25th Infantry Division. Almost\u003cbr\u003ewithout exception, Army lawyers recognized that the unconventional nature\u003cbr\u003eof guerrilla warfare required them to practice law in new and non-traditional\u003cbr\u003eways. Consequently, many judge advocates serving in Vietnam between\u003cbr\u003e1959 and 1975 looked for new ways to use their talent and abilitiesboth\u003cbr\u003elegal and non-legalto enhance mission success. While this was not what\u003cbr\u003ejudge advocates today refer to as “operational law”that compendium of\u003cbr\u003edomestic, foreign, and international law applicable to U.S. forces engaged in\u003cbr\u003ecombat or operations other than warthe efforts of these Vietnam-era\u003cbr\u003elawyers were a major force in shaping today’s view that judge advocates are\u003cbr\u003emost effective if they are integrated into Army operations at all levels.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47075502194928,"sku":"2940148732655","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148732655_p0.jpg?v=1763707981","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148732655","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}