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The Battle of An Loc (Paperback)
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The Battle of An Loc (Paperback)
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With the knowledge born of firsthand experience, James H. Willbanks
tells the story of the 60-day siege of An Loc. In 1972, late in the
Vietnam War, a small group of South Vietnamese held off three North
Vietnamese divisions and helped prevent a direct attack on Saigon.
The battle can be considered one of the major events during the
gradual American exit from Vietnam. An advisor to the South
Vietnamese during the battle, Willbanks places the battle in the
context of the shifting role of the American forces and a policy
decision to shift more of the burden of fighting the war onto the
Vietnamese troops. He presents an overview of the 1972 North
Vietnamese Easter Offensive, a plan to press forward the attack on
U.S. and ARVN positions throughout the country, including Binh Long
province and Saigon. The North Vietnamese hoped to strike a
decisive blow at a time when most American troops were being
withdrawn. The heart of Willbanks's account concentrates on the
fighting in Binh Long province, Saigon, and the siege of An Loc. It
concludes with a discussion of the Paris peace talks, the
significance of the fighting at An Loc, and the eventual fall of
South Vietnam.
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