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LAOS

A Working Bibliography of MHI Sources

CONTENTS General Sources.....p.1 Pre 1964: -General Sources.....p.2 -White Star....p.4 Vietnam War 1964-72.....p.5 Since 1972.....p.8

GENERAL SOURCES

Blaufarb, Douglas S. The Counterinsurgency Era: U. S. Doctrine and Performance, 1950 to the Present. NY: Free Press, 1977. 356 p. U241.B53.

Brown, MacAmster, & Zasloff, Joseph J. Apprentice Revolutionaries: The Communist Movement in Laos, 1930-85. Stanford, CA: Hoover Inst, 1986. 463 p. JQ959.A8.P433.

Burns, Richard D., & Leitenberg, Milton. The Wars in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, 1945-82: A Bibliographic Guide. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio, 1984. 290 p. Z3228v5.B87.

Dommen, Arthur J. Laos: Keystone of Indochina. Boulder, CO: Westview, 1985. 182 p. DS550.77.D66.

Hamilton-Merritt, Jane. Tragic Mountains: The Hmong, the Americans, and the Secret Wars for Laos, 1942-92. Bloomington, IN: IN U, 1992. 580 p. DS550.75.M5.H36.

Isaacs, Arnold R., et al. Pawns of War: Cambodia and Laos. Boston, MA: Boston Pub., 1987. 192 p. DS551.7.D69v.23.

Sage, William W., & Henchy, Judith A. N., compiler. Laos: A Bibliography. 253 p. Z3226.S34.

Stevenson, Charles A. The End of Nowhere: American Policy Toward Laos Since 1954. Boston: Beacon, 1972. E183.8.L3.S8. Laos p.2

U.S. Operations Mission to Laos. Civil Aviation Assistance Group Transportation and Communications Division. Royal Kingdom of Laos Air System Plan, 1962-1971. S.l.: s.n.,1961. 1 v. UG635.L28.

PRE 1964-General Sources

Brown, Rothwell. Papers. Arch. Member staff of U.S. Embassy, Laos, late-1950s.

Burchett, Wilfred G. The Furtive War: The United States in Vietnam and Laos. NY: International, 1963. DS552.5.B86.

Carpenter, Jay D. "What Should We Have Done Differently in Laos during the 1960-61 Crisis?" AWC student paper, 1967. 17 p. Arch.

Champassak, Sisouk Na. Storm Over Laos: A Contemporary History. NY: Praeger, 1961. 202 p. DS550.77.C5.

Dommen, Arthur J. Conflict in Laos: The Politics of Neutralization. NY: Praeger, 1964. DS550.88.D6.

Donovan, William J. Papers. Arch. See esp Doc 946, Box 95B.

Fall, Bernard B. Anatomy of a Crisis: The Laotian Crisis of 1960-61. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1969. DS550.88.F3.

Fredman, H.B. "Laos in Strategic Perspective." Santa Monica, CA: RAND, Jun 1961. 17 p. DS550.77.F73.

Georgetown Univ Research Project. Resistance and Regional Factors: Indochina. Study for DA Asst C/S Intell, Apr 1959. 800 p., foldouts. DS544.R47. See Part II.

Halpern, J. M. The Lao Elite: A Study of Tradition and Innovations. Santa Monica, CA: Rand, 1960. 89 p. DS560.54.N34.

Laos. Ministry of National Defense. "Guerrilla and Counterguerilla Warfare." Translation of Provisional Instructions, Aug 1958. ca 150 p. UA853.L28.L3613.

Kerby, Robert L. "American Military Airlift during the Laotian Civil War, 1958-63." Aerospace Historian (Mar 1977): pp. 1-10. Per. Laos p.3

Klemstine, James A. "Two Decisions Not to Intervene: The Role of Containment in Indochina." PhD dss, Duke, 1989. 421 p. E183.8.I48.K53. See Chap VI.

Kraemer, Alfred J., & Stewart, Edward C. Cross-Cultural Problems of U.S. Army Personnel in Laos and Their Implications for Area Training. Research report, Human Research Office, George Washington U, 1964. 16 p. GN345.7.K72.

Manich Jumsai, M. L. Battle of Vientiane of 1960: With Historical Background.... Bangkok: Prayura Phisnaka, 1961. 109 p. DS550.88.C5.

Oudone Sananikone. "Laos-Case Study in Civic Action: The Royal Lao Program." Military Review (Dec 1963): pp. 44-54. Per.

Smith, C. A. "Military Assistance in the Far East." US Naval Institute Proceedings (Dec 1960): pp. 40-47. Per. Includes section on Laos.

Stanton, Shelby L. Special Forces at War: An Illustrated History, Southeast Asia 1957-75. Charlottesville, VA: Howell, 1990. 385 p. DS554.563.S722. See Chap 2.

Stilwell, Richard G. "Army Activities in Underdeveloped Areas Short of Undeclared War." Report, 13 October 1961. pp. 5 & 7-8. UA11.A754.

Stockwell, Charles W. "Laos-Case Study in Civic Action: The Military Program." Military Review (Dec 1963): pp. 55-63. Per.

Strother, K. C., & Koon, R.E The Military Geography of Laos: A Barrier to Communist Aggressions. Santa Monica, CA: Rand, 1962. 64 p. UA995.L28.S757

Turkoly-Joczik, Robert L. "Eisenhower's Laotian Venture." Military Intelligence (Oct 1987): pp. 7-10. Per.

U.S. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. United States Aid Operations in Laos: Hearings before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Eighty-sixth Congress, First Session. Wash, DC: GPO, 1959. 984 p. UA12.U65.

U.S. MAAG Team in Laos. "Area Study Military Zone IV." Vientiane, Laos, Aug 1962. 52 p. DS5553.W66.

_____. "Country Statement on MDAP, Non-NATO Countries: Laos," 20 Jan 1958. ca 150 p. UA12.C68.

_____. "Narrative Study," 1 Sep 1958. ca 150 p. UA853.L28.N375. Also Sep 1959 report. Laos p.4

PRE 1964-White Star, 1959-62

The White Star Mobile Training Team arrived Laos, Jan 1961. They advised Laotian troops, especially Meo hill people, against the Pathet Lao. Similar U.S. Special Forces groups had been performing the same mission under a different name since Sep 1959. When American military personnel withdrew from Laos in Oct 1962, in compliance with the Geneva Protocol of that year, the Central Intelligence Agency continued the advisory program. See:

Adams, Nina S., & McCoy, Alfred W., editors. Laos: War and Revolution. NY: Harper & Row, 1970. pp. 159 & 183. DS550.88.L33.

Blaufarb, Douglas S. The Counterinsurgency Era: U.S. Doctrine and Performance, 1950 to the Present. NY: Macmillan, 1977. p. 143. U241.B53.

Booth, Waller B. "Allies or Hirelings?" Army (May 1972): pp. 43-47. Per. Meo hill troops.

Dormen, Arthur J. Conflict in Laos: The Politics of Neutralization. NY: Praeger, 1964. pp. 184 & 239. DS550.88.D6.

Fall, Bernard B. Anatomy of a Crisis: The Laotian Crisis of 1960-61. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1969. pp. 206-07. DS550.88.F3.

Heintges, John. Oral history. Arch. On White Star training.

Kraemer, Alfred J., & Stewart, Edward C. Cross-Cultural Problems of U.S. Army Personnel in Laos and Their Implications for Area Training. Report, HRRO, George Washington U, 1964. 16 p. GN345.7.K72.

Newman, Dean S. “Operation White Star: A UW Operation Against an Insurgency.” Special Warfare (Apr 2005): pp. 28-36. Per.

Paschall, Rod. "White Star in Laos." In Pawns of War: Cambodia and Laos. [Edited by Arnold Isaacs, et al.] Boston: Boston Pub, 1987, pp. 64-69. DS551.7.D69v23.

Prados, John. “Laos: The Road to Vietnam.” MHQ (Summer 2009): pp. 26-37. Per.

Stevenson, Charles A. The End of Nowhere: American Policy Toward Laos Since 1954. Boston: Beacon, 1972. pp. 125, 184-85, 306, 343, 346. E183.8.L3.S8.

Sutton, Richard O. Operation White Star. Canton, OH: Daring, 1990. 296 p. PZ4.S898Op. Novel by participant. Laos p.5

Thomas, John R., & Vreeland, Mildred C. Show of Force Concepts. McLean, VA: Research Analysis Corp, 1968. pp. 60-67.. U163.5.T46.

See also: -Medical Historical Unit Collection, Arch, which contains transcribed interviews of MSG's Fred Hardy and Michael Hollingsworth.

VIETNAM WAR 1964-72

Adams, Nina S., & McCoy, Alfred W., editors. Laos: War and Revolution. NY: Harper & Row, 1970. DS550.88.L33.

Bartlett, Merrill D. "Intervention in Laos." Marine Corps Gazette (Sep 1974): pp. 18-23. Per.

Black, Edwin F. "Laos: A Case Study of Communist Strategy." Military Review (Dec 1964): pp. 49-59. Per.

Booth, Waller B. "Allies or Hirelings?" Army (May 1972): pp. 43-47. Per. On Meo troops.

Boyle, Andrew J. Oral history transcripts. Arch.

Burchett, Wilfred G. The Second Indochina War: Cambodia and Laos. NY: International, 1970. 204 p. DS550.59.B8.

Clymer, Kenton. “The War Outside Vietnam: Cambodia and Laos.” In Rolling Thunder in a Gentle Land: The Vietnam War Revisited.. NY: Osprey, 2006. pp. 96-115. DS557.7.R65.

Duskin, Edgar W. "Laos." Military Review (Mar 1968): pp. 3-10. Per.

Gates, Quinten L. "Communist Strategy in Laos and Its Effect on Stability Operation in Southeast Asia." AWC Student paper, Jan 1966. 12 p. Arch.

Gdranski, Marek. Notes of a Witness: Laos and the Second Indochinese War. NY: Random, 1973. DS554.2.L3.G4.

Hannah, Norman B. The Key to Failure: Laos and the Vietnam War. Lanham, MD: Madison, 1987. 335 p. DS552.5.H26.

Heintges, John. Oral history transcripts. Arch.

Ignatgev, Oleg. "U. S. Aggression Against Laos." Soviet Military Review (Mar 1969): pp. 55-56. Per. Soviet reporter's visit and brief report. Laos p.6

Johnson, Alfred H. "The Prospect of Self-Determination in South Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia." AWC student paper, 1971. Arch.

Koch, Harlan G. "Monsoons and Military Operations." Military Review (Jun 1964): pp. 25-34. Per. Covers SE Asia overall, with specific but brief data and descriptions of Laos, Cambodia, the VNs, Burma and Malaya.

Kraemer, Alfred J., & Stewart, Edward C. Cross-Cultural Problems of U.S. Army Personnel in Laos and Their Implications for Area Training. Study, HumRRO, 1964. 17 p. GN345.7.K72. Based on interviews with 21 returnees, 1961-62.

Langer, Paul F, & Zasloff, Joseph J. North Vietnam and the Pathet Lao: Partners in the Struggle for Laos. Cambridge, MA: Harvard, 1970. DS550.88.L3.

Laos: War and Revolution. [Edited by Nina S. Adams & Alfred W. McCoy] NY: Harper & Row, 1970. DS550.88.L33.

Leary, Wm M. "The CIA and the "Secret War' in Laos: The Battle for Skyline Ridge, 1971-72." Journal of Military History (Jul 1995): pp. 505-18. Per.

McCoy, Alfred W. “America’s Secret War in Laos, 1955-75.” In A Companion to the Vietnam War. Bodmin, England: Blackwell, 2002. pp. 283-13. DS558.C66.

MacDonald, James A. "Sanctuary: A Many Splendored Thing." AWC student paper, 1968. Arch.

Meyer, Richard M. "The Road to Laos." Armor (Mar/Apr 1972): pp. 18-26. Per.

Nalty, Bernard C. The War Against Trucks: Aerial Interdiction in Southern Laos, 1968-1972. Wash, DC: Air Force History Program, 2005. 365 p. DS558.8.N37.

Nolan, Keith W. Into Laos: The Story of Dewey Canyon II/Lam Son 719, Vietnam 1971. Novato, CA: Presidio, 1986. 388 p. DS552.3.L3.N65.

Olson, James S. The Vietnam War: Handbook of the Literature and Research. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1993. 516 p. Z3228.V5.V53. Essays & sources. See Chap 12.

Oudone Sananikone. The Royal Lao Army and U. S. Army Advice and Support. In the Indochina Monograph series. Wash, DC: CMH, 1981. 182 p. UA853.L28.O92.

Parker, James E., Jr. Codename Mule: Fighting the Secret War in Laos for the CIA. Annapolis, MD: Naval Inst, 1995. 195 p. DS559.5.P37.

Prashker, Ivan. Duty, Honor, Vietnam: Twelve Men of West Point. NY: Morrow, 1988. 428 p. DS551.57.D87. A dozen biographies based on author's interviews with selected graduates and faculty, 1946-68, who fought in VN. See Chap. 2. Laos p.7

Quincy, Keith. Harvesting Pa Chay’s Wheat: The Hmong & America’s Secret War in Laos. Spokane, WA: Eastern WA State, 2000. 597 p. DS559.73.L28.Q56.

Robbins, Christopher. The Ravens: The Men Who Flew in American's Secret War in Laos. NY: Crown, 1987. 420 p. DS552.3.L3.R62. US Air Force volunteers who served as "civilian" artillery spotters in neutral Laos.

Sadler, John F. "What Should We Have Done Differently in Laos (US Failure in Laos)." AWC student paper, 1967. 16 p. Arch.

Stanton, Shelby L. Green Berets at War: U. S. Army Special Forces in Southeast Asia 1956-75. Novato, CA: Presidio, 1985. 360 p. DS554.563.S72.

_____. Special Forces at War: An Illustrated History, Southeast Asia 1957-75. Charlottesville, VA: Howell, 1990. 385 p. DS554.563.S722. See Chap 2.

Thee, Marek. Notes of a Witness: Laos and the Second Indochinese War. NY: Random, 1973. 435 p. DS554.2.L3.G4.

U.S. Air Force. Tactical Air Cmd. History of United States Air Force Close Air Support Command and Control. Study, May 1973. pp. 95-99. UG703.H57.

U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. Assistant Chief of Staff, J-2. "Intelligence Estimate of the Situation: Laotian Panhandle (Basic Data as of 25 Oct 66)." Saigon, Oct 1966. 78 p. DS558.6.L28.I57.

_____. Office, Asst C/S, J-2. Intelligence Estimate of the Situation, Laotian Panhandle. Saigon, Oct 1966. ca 200 p. DS558.6.L28.I57.

Van Staaveren, Jacob. Interdiction in Southern Laos, 1960-68. Wash, DC: Center of Air Force History, 1992. 350 p. DS558.8.V36.

Vongsavanh, Soutchay. RLG Military Operations and Activities in Laotian Panhandle. Wash, DC: CMH, 1981. 120 p. DS552.3.L3.V766.

Wagner, Joe U. "The War in Laos: How to Make Diplomacy Cost Effective." Arm Forces Management (Sep 1967): pp. 43-46. Per.

Warner, Roger. Back Fire: The CIA's Secret War in Laos and Its Link to the War in Vietnam. NY: Simon, 1995. 415 p. DS558.6.L28.W37.

Weiss, George, et al. "Battle for Control of the Ho Chi Minh Trail." Armed Forces Journal (15 Feb 1971): pp. 18-22. Per. Laos p.8

Zasloff, Joseph J., & Goodman, Allan E., editors. Indochina in Conflict: A Political Assessment. Lexington, MA: Lexington, 1972. 227 p. DS557.V5.Z37.

Zhang, Xiaoming. “China’s Involvement in Laos During the Vietnam War.” Journal of Military History (Oct 2002): pp. 1141-66. Per.

See also: -Bibliography on Lam Son 719 in Vietnam War-Battles

SINCE 1972

Chanda, Nayan. Brother Enemy: The War After the War. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1986. 479 p. DS550.C44.

Goldstein, Martin E. American Policy Toward Laos. Rutherford, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson, 1973. 347 p. E183.8.L3.G64.

Hamilton-Merritt, Jane. "The Killing Fields of Laos." Vietnam (Dec 1993): pp. 46-53. Per. Hmong allies.

D.C. Everest School Area School District. Hmong in the Modern World. Weston, WI: DC Everest Area Schools, 2005. 322 p. E590.H55.H66. Project Coordinator, Paul Aleckson; Project Manager, Nancy Gajewski; James Kegel & Jason McFarlane, Editorial Managers.

Jagodzinski, Anne, & Kegel, James, editors. The Hmong and Their Stories: The Secret Wars, Escape to Laos, the Legends. Weston, WI: DC Everest Area Schools, 2001. 198 p. DS559.5.H56.

Jones, Ted L. "Can Laos Continue as a Nation?" AWC, student paper, 1973. Arch.

Morrison, Gayle. Sky is Falling: An Oral History of the CIA’s Evacuation of the Hmong from Laos. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2008. 220 p. DS558.6.L28.M67.

Souvannaphouma, Mangkra. L'agonie du Laos. Paris: Plan, 1976. 221 p. DS550.9.S68.A33.

Tilford, Earl H. "Laos-Three Perspectives on a Secret War." Air University Review (Jan/Feb 1981): pp. 96-102. Per.

Tilford, Earl H., Jr. "Two Scorpions in a Cup: American and the Soviet Airlift to Laos." Aerospace Historian (Sep 1980): pp. 151-62. Per.

Trefry, Richard G. “End of Tour Report, Vientiane, Laos, 11 Dec 1974.” 79 p. DS554.2.L3.T73. Covers 5 Feb 73 to 11 Dec 74 as Deputy Chief Military Assistance Mission & Defense Attaché, Laos.