The ARVN and the fight for South Vietnam / Nghia M. Vo.

"Beginning with the withdrawal of French forces from South Vietnam in 1955, the U.S. took an ever-widening role in defending the country against invasion by North Vietnam. By 1965, the U.S. had "Americanized" the war, relegating the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) to a supporting role. While...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vo, Nghia M., 1947- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2021]
Subjects:
Vietnam (Republic). > Quân lực > History.
Vietnam (Republic). > Quân lực.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Campaigns > Chronology.
Vietnam (Republic) > History, Military.
HISTORY / Military / Vietnam War.
Military campaigns.
Vietnam (Republic)
1961-1975
Chronologies.
History.
Military history.
Genre:
Chronology.
Chronologies.
History.
Military history.
Physical Description:vii, 261 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Variant Title:
Army of the Republic of Vietnam and the fight for South Vietnam
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: The Life and Death of the ARVN
  • From the National Army to the ARVN
  • 1963: The Á̂p Bá̆c Battle
  • 1964: The Bình Giã Battle
  • 1965: Sông Bé, Đò̂ng Xoài, Bà Giã, Thuận Man, Plei Me
  • 1966: The South Vietnamese Economy
  • 1967: The Year of Decision
  • 1968: The Té̂t Offensive, Saigon, Hué̂, the Hué̂ Massacre
  • 1969: Vietnamization, Hamburger Hill
  • 1970-71: Cambodian and Laotian Incursions
  • 1972: Quảng Trị-Kontum-An Lộc-Charlie
  • 1973: Nguyẽ̂n Văn Thiệu's Four Wars
  • 1974: The Paracel Islands, Thượng Đức, Phước Long
  • 1975: Ban Mê Thuột, the Fall of I Corps, Phan Rang, Xuân Lộc
  • Self Sacrifice, Reeducation Camps, Postwar Killings
  • Identity.