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Storms over the Mekong : major battles of the Vietnam War /
"From the defeat of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam at Ap Bac to the battles of the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh, and more, "Storms over the Mekong" offers a reassessment of key turning points in the Vietnam War. Head not only reexamines these pivotal battles but also provides a new...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
[2020]
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ;
no. 164. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
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| 300 | |a 1 online resource (xiv, 464 pages) | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction. Iconic Battles of the Vietnam War -- Chapter 1. The March to Oblivion: The ARVN Defeat at Ap Bac and the Americanization of the Vietnam War -- Chapter 2. Too Much Rolling and Not Enough Thunder: Operation Rolling Thunder, 1965-1968 -- Chapter 3. A Reassessment of the Battle of Ia Drang Valley, 1965: The Role of Airpower, Heroic Soldiers, and the Wrong Lessons -- Chapter 4. Bloodshed and Bitterness: The Battle for Khe Sanh-Diversion or a Second Dien Bien Phu? | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Chapter 5. The Battles for Saigon and Hue during the Tet Offensive, 1968 -- Chapter 6. The Air Battles Continue after Rolling Thunder: Arc Light, Commando Hunt I-VII, Menu, the Easter Offensive, and Linebacker I and II -- Chapter 7. The Battle of Hamburger Hill, 10-20 May 1969: The Beginning of the End of America's Commitment to the Republic of Vietnam -- Chapter 8. The Nguyen Hue (Easter) Offensive, 1972 -- Chapter 9. The Final Act: The Battle of Xuan Loc and the Fall of Saigon -- Conclusion. Some Personal and Factual Observations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index | |
| 520 | |a "From the defeat of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam at Ap Bac to the battles of the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh, and more, "Storms over the Mekong" offers a reassessment of key turning points in the Vietnam War. Head not only reexamines these pivotal battles but also provides a new interpretation on the course of the war in Southeast Asia. A blow-by-blow account of the key military events, but beyond that, it is also a measured reconsideration of the battles and moments that Americans thought they already knew, adding up to a new history of the Vietnam War"-- |c Provided by publisher | ||
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