A raid too far : Operation Lam Son 719 and Vietnamization in Laos / James H. Willbanks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Willbanks, James H., 1947-

Series:

Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 143.

Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series ; Number 143

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Operation Lam Son 719, 1971.

Vietnam (Republic). Quân lực--History--Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Vietnam (Republic).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

College Station, Texas : Texas A&M University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In February 1971, the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) launched an incursion into Laos in an attempt to cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail and destroy North Vietnamese Army (NVA) base areas along the border. This movement would be the first real test of Vietnamization, Pres. Richard Nixon's program to turn the fighting over to South Vietnamese forces as US combat troops were withdrawn. US ground forces would support the operation from within South Vietnam and would pave the way to the border for ARVN troops, and US air support would cover the South Vietnamese forces once they entered Laos, b

Contents:

Prelude: Vietnamization

Deciding to launch the operation

The plan

The mission receives a green light

The other side

The battle is joined

The attack grinds to a halt

On to Tchepone

The withdrawal

Assessing Lam Son 719

Aftermath

Epilogue: Endgame

Appendix 1. Task organization, ARVN and US

Appendix 2. Order of battle, People's Army of Vietnam, northern military regions and Laos, 1971

Appendix 3. Casualties

Appendix 4. US Army aviation summary

Appendix 5. US Air Force summary

Appendix 6. US/ARVN artillery summary.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62349-117-7

OCLC:

869736299