The Final Collapse [Illustrated Edition]

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Pickle Partners Publishing, 28 thg 3, 2016 - 163 trang
General Cao Van Vien describes the final collapse of the South Vietnamese forces in 1975 following the military U.S. withdrawl.

“General Cao Van Vien was the last chairman of the South Vietnamese Joint General Staff. For almost ten years he worked closely with other senior Vietnamese officers and civilian leaders and dealt with U.S. military and civilian representatives in Saigon. General Vien is therefore particularly well qualified to give an account of the final years from a South Vietnamese standpoint.

“This is one of a series of monographs written by officers who held responsible positions in the Cambodian, Laotian, and South Vietnamese armed forces.”

Includes over 20 maps, tables and illustrations.
 

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Contents
CHAPTER 2The Situation Before the Paris Agreement 13
CHAPTER 3The Military Situation After the CeaseFire 197374
CHAPTER 4Problems and Policies 19737439
CHAPTER 5The Beginning of the End 51
CHAPTER 6The Rout in the Highlands 71
CHAPTER 7Defeat in the North 82
CHAPTER 8Defense in the South 103
CHAPTER 9The Last Days 117
CHAPTER 10Conclusions and Observations 126
GLOSSARY 136
APPENDIX B 139
REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 144

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CAO VAN VIEN (1921-2008) was a South Vietnamese soldier who served in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and rose to the position of Chairman of the South Vietnamese Joint General Staff. Considered one of "the most gifted" of South Vietnam’s military leaders, he has been referred to as "absolutely a key figure" and one of "the most important Vietnamese military leaders" in the U.S.-led fighting during the Vietnam War. Along with Tran Thien Khiem, he was one of only two four-star generals in the entire history of South Vietnam.

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