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Black April : the fall of South Vietnam, 1973-1975 /
The defeat of South Vietnam was arguably America's worst foreign policy disaster of the 20th Century. Yet a complete understanding of the endgame?from the 27 January 1973 signing of the Paris Peace Accords to South Vietnam's surrender on 30 April 1975?has eluded us. Black April addresses t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Encounter Books,
2012.
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| Edición: | First American edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- "The U.S. will react vigorously" : signing the Paris Peace Accords
- "South Vietnam will have both peace and war": the collapse of the accords
- "Enough to make the angels weep" : trading ammunition for blood
- "A rainy season like no other" : the war resumes
- "Even the gods weep for Phuoc Long" : the beginning of the end
- "How can the free world abandon us?" : waiting for the next attack
- "Good-bye for now, Ban Me Thuot" : beginning the 1975 offensive
- "Light at the top, heavy at the bottom" : decisions that destroyed a nation
- "The road of blood and tears" : the retreat from the highlands
- "Chaos and disintegration" : surrounding Saigon
- "How can I abandon this rocky soil?" : fighting to save Hue
- "The hours of hell" : the fall of I Corps
- "The sea is our only hope" : the battle for the coastal cities
- "Lightning speed, daring, surprise, certain victory" : the PAVN surrounds Saigon
- "Hold fast the remaining land" : the South Vietnamese fight back
- "No matter what happens, do not stop your attack!" : capturing Phan Rang
- "I will knock them down!" : the ARVN hold at Xuan Loc
- "Do not come home until victory is won": the fall of Saigon.