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The tragedy of the Vietnam War : a South Vietnamese officer's analysis /

"This memoir seeks to clarify the nuances of South Vietnam's defeat. Van Nguyen Duong watched as the conflict affected his home, family, village and friends. He discusses not only the day-to-day hardships he endured from forced relocation and eventual imprisonment but also the anguish caus...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Duong, Van Nguyen, 1934-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2008]
Subjects:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Personal narratives, Vietnamese.
Duong, Van Nguyen, > 1934-
Table of Contents:
  • The spirit of the land
  • Vietnam, the arena of confrontation between the East and the West
  • Aggression and deterrence
  • The two Vietnams
  • Counter-insurgency strategy
  • The death of a president and a democracy
  • The escalation of the war
  • The "lunch bunch war"
  • The 1968 Tet Offensive : the turning point
  • "Honorable withdrawal"?
  • The RVNAF in the "Red Summer," 1972
  • "Washing their hands"
  • "Betrayal"!
  • The communists' final campaign
  • The bitter end of South Vietnam
  • The Vietnam War's aftermath
  • The laws of god
  • "A sorrowful existence in a war time".