02813nam 22005531 450 991046317910332120200520144314.01-59403-705-1(CKB)2670000000413187(EBL)1352350(OCoLC)857800137(SSID)ssj0001153631(PQKBManifestationID)11670012(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001153631(PQKBWorkID)11151559(PQKB)10766110(MiAaPQ)EBC1352350(Au-PeEL)EBL1352350(CaPaEBR)ebr10767394(CaONFJC)MIL574817(EXLCZ)99267000000041318720110218d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBlack April the fall of South Vietnam, 1973-1975 /George J. VeithFirst American edition.New York :Encounter Books,2012.1 online resource (625 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-59403-704-3 Includes bibliographical references (pages [541]-556) and index."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.Vietnam War, 1961-1975United StatesVietnam War, 1961-1975Electronic books.Vietnam War, 1961-1975Vietnam War, 1961-1975.959.704/3Veith George J.1957-939568MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463179103321Black April2117999UNINA