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Losing Vietnam : how America abandoned Southeast Asia /
In the early 1970s, as U.S. combat forces began to withdraw from Southeast Asia, South Vietnamese and Cambodian forces continued the fight against the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam (NLF), more commonly known as the Viet Cong. Despite...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
[2013]
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| Colección: | Battles and campaigns (Lexington, Ky.)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the early 1970s, as U.S. combat forces began to withdraw from Southeast Asia, South Vietnamese and Cambodian forces continued the fight against the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam (NLF), more commonly known as the Viet Cong. Despite the evacuation of its ground troops, the United States promised to materially support its allies' struggle against communist aggression. Over time, however, the American government drastically reduced its funding of the conflict, placing immense strain on the Cambodian and South Vietnamese armed forces, which were fighting well-supplied enemies. In this book, the author chronicles the efforts of U.S. military and State Department officials who argued that severe congressional budget reductions ultimately would lead to the defeat of both Cambodia and South Vietnam. The author details the catastrophic effects of reduced funding and of conducting "wars by budget." As deputy commander of the United States Support Activities Group Headquarters (USAAG) in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand, the author received all Southeast Asia operational reports, reconnaissance information, and electronic intercepts, placing him at the forefront of military intelligence and analysis in the area. He also met frequently with senior military leaders of Cambodia and South Vietnam, contacts who shared their insights and gave personal accounts of the ground wars raging in the region. This book effectively demonstrates that America's lack of financial support and resolve doomed Cambodia and South Vietnam to defeat. -- Adapted from publisher's description. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 399 pages) : illustrations, tables, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [361]-376) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813142074 0813142075 1299639402 9781299639409 9780813142067 0813142067 9780813142081 0813142083 9780813142449 081314244X |