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Vietnam's forgotten army : heroism and betrayal in the ARVN / / Andrew Wiest



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Autore: Wiest Andrew A. Visualizza persona
Titolo: Vietnam's forgotten army : heroism and betrayal in the ARVN / / Andrew Wiest Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York ; ; London : , : New York University Press, , [2008]
©2008
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (368 p.)
Disciplina: 959.7043320922
Soggetto geografico: Vietnam (Republic) Officers
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: ""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, 1963�1966""; ""3 Fighting Two Wars: Years of Attrition and Pacification, 1966�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, 1969�1970""
""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""
Sommario/riassunto: 2009 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
Titolo autorizzato: Vietnam's forgotten army  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8147-9745-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910480976903321
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