This volume chronicles RAND's involvement in researching insurgency and counterinsurgency in Vietnam, Laos, and … Thailand during the Vietnam War era and assesses the effect that this research had on U.S. officials and policies. Elliott … -- INTRODUCTION - RAND: The Beginning -- CHAPTER ONE - A Remote Corner of the World: The Beginning in Vietnam -- CHAPTER TWO "What …

population density is higher. In the early 19th century, the new Nguyen Dynasty of historical Vietnam carried out a land registry …