A raid too far : Operation Lam Son 719 and Vietnamization in Laos /

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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 progra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Willbanks, James H., 1947-
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2014.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 143.
Temas:
Vietnam (Republic). > Quân lực > History > Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
Vietnam (Republic). > Quân lực
1961-1975
Operation Lam Son 719, 1971.
HISTORY > Asia > Southeast Asia.
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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