LEADER 03389nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910458663603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-88977-X 010 $a9786612889776 010 $a1-57441-359-7 010 $a1-4416-7870-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000053874 035 $a(EBL)595900 035 $a(OCoLC)676688657 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000419488 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11278342 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000419488 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10383880 035 $a(PQKB)10098569 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC595900 035 $a(OCoLC)681765628 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse6875 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL595900 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10490709 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL288977 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000053874 100 $a20090515d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHell in An Loc$b[electronic resource] $ethe 1972 Easter Invasion and the battle that saved South Viet Nam /$fLam Quang Thi ; foreword by Andrew Wiest 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aDenton, Tex. $cUniversity of North Texas Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (303 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-57441-276-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe sieges of the Indochina War -- Setting the state -- The opening salvos -- Prelude to the battle of An Loc -- The first attack on An Loc -- The second attack on An Loc -- Reinforcing An Loc -- The third attack on An Loc -- Securing Route nationale 13 -- End of the siege -- The ARVN 18th Division in An Loc -- Assessing the battle of An Loc -- The aftermath. 330 $aIn 1972 a North Vietnamese offensive of more than 30,000 men and 100 tanks smashed into South Vietnam and raced to capture Saigon. All that stood in their way was a small band of 6,800 South Vietnamese (ARVN) soldiers and militiamen, and a handful of American advisors with U.S. air support, guarding An Loc, a town sixty miles north of Saigon and on the main highway to it. This depleted army, outnumbered and outgunned, stood its ground and fought to the end and succeeded. Thi believes that it is time to set the record straight. Without denying the tremendous contribution of the U.S. advisors an 606 $aAn Loc, Battle of, An Lo??c, Vietnam, 1972$vPersonal narratives, Vietnamese 606 $aEaster Offensive, 1972$vPersonal narratives, Vietnamese 606 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xCampaigns$zVietnam$zAn Lo??c$vPersonal narratives, Vietnamese 606 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xAerial operations, American$vPersonal narratives, Vietnamese 606 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xRegimental histories$zVietnam (Republic) 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAn Loc, Battle of, An Lo??c, Vietnam, 1972 615 0$aEaster Offensive, 1972 615 0$aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xCampaigns 615 0$aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xAerial operations, American 615 0$aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xRegimental histories 676 $a959.704/34 700 $aLa?m$b Quang Thi$f1932-$0932067 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458663603321 996 $aHell in An Loc$92096700 997 $aUNINA