LEADER 02850nam 2200505 450 001 9910480976903321 005 20210909205610.0 010 $a0-8147-9745-8 035 $a(CKB)3790000000016427 035 $a(EBL)866136 035 $a(OCoLC)913796841 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000267479 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11204823 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000267479 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10334234 035 $a(PQKB)10234353 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC866136 035 $a(EXLCZ)993790000000016427 100 $a20190111d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aVietnam's forgotten army $eheroism and betrayal in the ARVN /$fAndrew Wiest 210 1$aNew York ;$aLondon :$cNew York University Press,$d[2008] 210 4$dİ2008 215 $a1 online resource (368 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8147-9467-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""Cover Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Foreword by James Webb""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: Welcome to Vietnam""; ""1 Coming of Age in a Time of War""; ""2 A War Transformed: Battle, Politics, and the Americanization of the War, 1963a???1966""; ""3 Fighting Two Wars: Years of Attrition and Pacification, 1966a???1967""; ""4 A Time for Heroes: The Tet Offensive""; ""5 After Tet: The Year of Hope""; ""6 Hamburger Hill: The Untold Story of the Battle for Dong Ap Bia""; ""7 A War Transformed: Vietnamization, 1969a???1970"" 327 $a""8 Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams: Operation Lam Son 719""""9 The Making of a Traitor""; ""10 Journeys Home: Life in the Wake of a Lost War""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Author"" 330 $a2009 Society for Military History Distinguished Book Award for Biography Vietnam's Forgotten Army: Heroism and Betrayal in the ARVN chronicles the lives of Pham Van Dinh and Tran Ngoc Hue, two of the brightest young stars in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). Both men fought with valor in a war that seemed to have no end, exemplifying ARVN bravery and determination that is largely forgotten or ignored in the West. However, while Hue fought until he was captured by the North Vietnamese Army and then endured thirteen years of captivity, Dinh surrendered and defected to the enemy, for 607 $aVietnam (Republic)$xOfficers 608 $aElectronic books. 676 $a959.7043320922 700 $aWiest$b Andrew A.$0749407 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910480976903321 996 $aVietnam's forgotten army$92343195 997 $aUNINA