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Inside An Loc : the battle to save Saigon, April-May 1972 / Van Nguyen Duong with Nghia M. Vo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Duong, Van Nguyen, author.
- Vo, Nghia M., 1947- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Duong, Van Nguyen, 1934-.
- Duong, Van Nguyen.
- An Loc, Battle of, An Lộc, Vietnam, 1972.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, Vietnamese.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (266 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "The Battle of An Loc was one of the bloodiest battles in the Vietnam War and a defining moment in the history of the Republic of South Vietnam. No foreign reporters were on hand and the action was ignored or misreported. The story comes from an officer who shared a bunker with the general during the fight"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The border war
- General Le Van Hung and I
- Prelude to the Bonh Long Battle
- The fall of Loc Ninh
- Crucial decisions made to save An Loc
- The first attack on An Loc
- A clash of personalities
- The siege
- The war game in Chan Thønh
- Breaking the siege
- Releasing the pressure on An Loc
- Besieged towns
- Return to the Mekong Delta
- Hell in a very insignificant place.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-2121-7
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