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Author:   Van Nguyen Duong
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9780786432851

ISBN 10:   0786432853
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   03 October 2008
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Preface      Abbreviations      1. The Spirit of the Land      2. Vietnam, the Arena of Confrontation Between East and West      3. Aggression and Deterrence      4. The Two Vietnams      5. Counter-Insurgency Strategy      6. The Death of a President and a Democracy      7. The Escalation of the War      8. The “Lunch Bunch War”      9. The 1968 Tet Offensive: The Turning Point      10. “Honorable Withdrawal”?      11. The RVNAF in the “Red Summer,” 1972      12. “Washing Their Hands”      13. “Betrayal”!      14. The Communists’ Final Campaign      15. The Bitter End of South Vietnam      16. The Vietnam War’s Aftermath      17. The Laws of God      “A Sorrowful Existence in a War Time”      Appendix: The Eleven-Point Program Accords, January 1962      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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destined to become a classic in military history and Vietnamese studies --Choice.

"""destined to become a classic in military history and Vietnamese studies""--Choice."

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After the fall of Saigon, Lt. Col. Van Nguyen Duong (RVNAF) was imprisoned for 13 years for “re-education.” He immigrated to the United States in 1991 and lives in Honolulu. He has contributed to several Vietnamese magazines in the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe.

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