True Faith and Allegiance : an American Paratrooper and the 1972 Battle for An Loc.

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True Faith and Allegiance: An American Paratrooper and the 1972 Battle for An Loc is an intimate and compelling account of the most brutal infantry warfare and is also a critique of the mishandling of America's departure from Indochina. An unintended consequence of Washington's stampede to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McDermott, Mike
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2012.
Temas:
McDermott, Mike, > 1940-
United States. > Army > Parachute troops > Biography.
United States. > Army
1961-1975
An Loc, Battle of, An Lộc, Vietnam, 1972.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Personal narratives, American.
HISTORY > Asia > Southeast Asia.
HISTORY > Military > Vietnam War.
Armed Forces > Parachute troops
Parachute troops
Vietnam > An Lộc
Biography
Personal Narrative
Personal narratives
Biographies
Personal narratives > American
Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. An Introduction to the Past; 2. The Current State of Play; 3. Welcome to Team 162 and the Vietnamese Airborne; 4. Side Trips from the National Training Center; 5. Work Call; 6. Off to War; 7. Visiting Brass; 8. A Media Event; 9. Hitting the Wall; 10. Shifting Gears; 11. From the Frying Pan into the Fire; 12. Rangers in Foxholes; 13. Trying to Not Get Overrun; 14. New Digs; 15. Airborne Rangers into the Breach; 16. Tactical Arc Lights; 17. The SA- 7 Missile Arrives with a Bang; 18. To Catch a FAC; 19. The Helicopter Lifeline Is Cut20. The Oldest Lieutenant; 21. Belt- Tightening Time; 22. Moving Uptown; 23. Sick Call in the Basement; 24. A Shattered Image; 25. Tanks in Town; 26. The Enemy's Worst Nightmare Was Named Spectre; 27. Disjointed Events; 28. The Ambivalence of Leaving; 29. Off with the Old and on with the New; 30. In Retrospect.

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