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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Willbanks, James H., 1947-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Vietnam (Republic). > Quân lực.
Vietnam (Republic). > Quân lực > History > Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
HISTORY > Asia > Southeast Asia.
Operation Lam Son 719, 1971.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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