Jackie Moreland oral history interview, 1975.

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Jackie Moreland oral history interview, 1975.

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Moreland discusses his family and the conservative culture of Fort Smith, Arkansas; the American buildup for the Vietnam War; the history and politics behind the war, especially Chinese influence in the region; the poor performance of the South Vietnamese Army; American and North Vietnamese operations in Laos; corruption and inefficiency in the American war effort; Marine Corps military intelligence; and his general appraisal of the war.

2 sound cassettes (2 hours);Index (4 leaves)

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 8110621

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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The T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History was established in August 1991 to document the history of Louisiana State University. A department of LSU Libraries Special Collections, the Center conducts, collects, preserves, and makes available to scholars oral history interviews on Louisiana's social, political, cultural, and economic history. From the description of T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History records, 1990-1998. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 22696...

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Jackie Moreland grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and attended Southern Methodist College in 1962. He withdrew after being injured in football and entered the Marine Corps. He went to intelligence school for training in information gathering, cartography, and linguistics. He prepared and interpreted strategic maps of Southeast Asia as part of a Marine intelligence office. From the description of Jackie Moreland oral history interview, 1975. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat recor...