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The Vietnam Run - American Merchant Mariners in the Indochina Wars, 1945-1975 (Paperback)
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The Vietnam Run - American Merchant Mariners in the Indochina Wars, 1945-1975 (Paperback)
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On the same day the Japanese surrender ended World War II,
Vietnamese nationalists declared independence from France. Within
weeks, France sought to reestablish colonial rule. American
merchant seamen arriving in French ports to ship GIs back to the
U.S. were dismayed when French troops bound for Vietnam came aboard
instead. Many merchant seamen objected to these troopship movements
because American veterans awaited transport home, and because they
flew in the face of Allied war aims of national self-determination.
Later, with the Vietnam War effort dependent on Merchant Marine
logistical support, seamen were among the first to protest U.S.
involvement. With firsthand recollections, this book tells the
story of the Merchant Marine in Vietnam, from deadly encounters
with mines, rockets and gunfire to evacuations of refugees to
rescues of "boat people" in the South China Sea.
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