Inside An Lôc : the battle to save Saigon, April-May 1972 / Van Nguyen Duong with Nghia M. Vo.

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"The Battle of An Loc was one of the bloodiest battles in the Vietnam War and a defining moment in the history of the Republic of South Vietnam. No foreign reporters were on hand and the action was ignored or misreported. The story comes from an officer who shared a bunker with the general during th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Duong, Van Nguyen, 1934- (Author)
Other Authors:	Vo, Nghia M., 1947- (Co-author.)
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
Subjects:	Duong, Van Nguyen, > 1934- An Loc, Battle of, An Lộc, Vietnam, 1972. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Personal narratives, Vietnamese.
Genre:	Personal narratives, Vietnamese.
Physical Description:	viii, 257 pages ; 23 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

The border war
General Lê Van Hung and I
Prelude to the Bønh Long Battle
The fall of Loc Ninh
Crucial decisions made to save An Loc
The first attack on An Loc
A clash of personalities
The siege
The war game in Chan Thønh
Breaking the siege
Releasing the pressure on An Loc
Besieged towns
Return to the Mekong Delta
Hell in a very insignificant place.