LEADER 02813nam 22005531 450 001 9910463179103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-59403-705-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000413187 035 $a(EBL)1352350 035 $a(OCoLC)857800137 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001153631 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11670012 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001153631 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11151559 035 $a(PQKB)10766110 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1352350 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1352350 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10767394 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL574817 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000413187 100 $a20110218d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBlack April $ethe fall of South Vietnam, 1973-1975 /$fGeorge J. Veith 205 $aFirst American edition. 210 1$aNew York :$cEncounter Books,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (625 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59403-704-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [541]-556) and index. 327 $a"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. 606 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$zUnited States 606 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aVietnam War, 1961-1975 615 0$aVietnam War, 1961-1975. 676 $a959.704/3 700 $aVeith$b George J.$f1957-$0939568 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463179103321 996 $aBlack April$92117999 997 $aUNINA