Chapter 8
The Marine Advisory Effort
Unless otherwise noted, the material in this chapter is derived from: FitzGerald, _Fire In The Lake_; “The Overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem, May-November, 1963,” _Pentagon Papers_, bk. 3, sec. IV.B.5; Gravel Edition, _Pentagon Papers_, v. III; Shaplen, _The Lost Revolution_; Kahin and Lewis, _The U.S. In Vietnam_.
_The Advisory Division and VNMC Operations_
Unless otherwise noted the material in this section is derived from: Senior Marine Advisor, MACV, Monthly Historical Summaries, 1963–1965, hereafter _SMA, MACV HistSums_; Col Wesley C. Noren, Comments on Draft MS, Maj Harvey Bradshaw, “U.S. Marine Corps Operations in RVN, 1964” (Vietnam Comment File), hereafter _Noren Comments on Bradshaw MS_; Col Wesley C. Noren, Comments on Draft MS, Capt Robert Whitlow, “U.S. Marine Activities in Vietnam, 1954–1964”. (Vietnam Comment File), hereafter _Noren Comments on Whitlow MS_; Col Clarence G. Moody, Comments on Draft MS, Capt Robert Whitlow, “U.S. Marine Activities In Vietnam, 1954–1964” (Vietnam Comment File), hereafter _Moody Comments_; LtCol James P. McWilliams, Comments on Draft MS, Capt Robert Whitlow, “U.S. Marine Activities In Vietnam, 1954–1964” (Vietnam Comment File), hereafter _McWilliams Comments_; LtCol Joseph N. Smith, Comments on Draft MS, Capt Robert Whitlow, “U.S. Marine Activities In Vietnam, 1954–1964” (Vietnam Comment File), hereafter _Smith Comments_; LtCol Joseph N. Smith intvw by Capt Robert Whitlow (1954–1964 Project Interview Folder), hereafter _Smith Interview_; Col Edwin F. Black, USA, and Lt R. P. W. Murphy, USNR, “The South Vietnamese Navy,” _USNI Proceedings_, v. 90, no. 1 (Jan64) pp. 52–62, hereafter, Black and Murphy, “The South Vietnamese Navy”; Maj Alfred J. Croft, “A Special Gazette Report: Dateline, Vietnam,” _Marine Corps Gazette_ v. 47, n. 10 (Oct63), p. 18, hereafter Croft, “Dateline, Vietnam”; Christenson, “Dateline”; Capt. James P. McWilliams, “Pacify and Hold,” _Marine Corps Gazette_, v. 49, no. 2 (Feb65), p. 56, hereafter McWilliams, _Pacify and Hold_.
[8-1] _Moody Comments_; _Weede Interview_.
[8-2] _McWilliams Comments._
[8-3] _Smith Interview._
[8-4] _Noren Comments on Whitlow MS._