02954oam 22006974a 450 991078830400332120230629204604.00-8131-4206-70-8131-4244-X0-8131-4207-5(CKB)3170000000060383(EBL)1208932(SSID)ssj0000887757(PQKBManifestationID)11459811(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000887757(PQKBWorkID)10847519(PQKB)11381551(StDuBDS)EDZ0000155737(MiAaPQ)EBC1208932(OCoLC)853274695(MdBmJHUP)muse25460(MiAaPQ)EBC6690620(Au-PeEL)EBL6690620(OCoLC)847131620(MiAaPQ)EBC30361665(Au-PeEL)EBL30361665(EXLCZ)99317000000006038320130318d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLosing Vietnam[electronic resource] How America Abandoned Southeast Asia /Major General Ira A. Hunt Jr., USA (Ret.)1st ed.Lexington University Press of Kentucky20131 online resource (416 p.)Battles and campaignsDescription based upon print version of record.0-8131-4208-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Nakhon phanom -- South Vietnam -- Cambodia -- The Mayaguez incident -- Thailand -- Laos.In the early 1970s, as U.S. combat forces began to withdraw from Southeast Asia, South Vietnamese and Cambodian forces continued the fight against the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam (NLF), more commonly known as the Viet Cong. Despite the evacuation of its ground troops, the United States promised to materially support its allies' struggle against communist aggression. Over time, however, the American government drastically reduced its funding of the conflict, placing immense strain on the Cambodian and South Vietnamese armed forceBattles and CampaignsMilitary assistance, AmericanCambodiaMilitary assistance, AmericanVietnam (Republic)Military assistance, AmericanEconomic aspectsVietnam War, 1961-1975Economic aspectsCambodiaHistoryCivil War, 1970-1975Economic aspectsMilitary assistance, AmericanMilitary assistance, AmericanMilitary assistance, AmericanEconomic aspects.Vietnam War, 1961-1975Economic aspects.959.704/3Hunt Ira Augustus1924-1475931MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910788304003321Losing Vietnam3690328UNINA