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Inside An Loc - The Battle to Save Saigon, April-May 1972 (Paperback)
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Inside An Loc - The Battle to Save Saigon, April-May 1972 (Paperback)
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The Battle of An Loc was one of the bloodiest battles in the
Vietnam War and a defining moment in the history of the Republic of
South Vietnam. A few square blocks tucked among vast rubber tree
plantations, the provincial town was thought to be of little
strategic value to the North Vietnamese. Yet for 66 days in 1972,
it was the scene of savage house-to-house street fighting as
artillery and mortar fire pounded the town daily until almost
nothing was left standing. Facing three North Vietnamese infantry
divisions, General Le Van Hyng defended the town with 7,500 men,
vowing to "die with An Loc". A decisive victory for the South
Vietnamese, the battle came at a time when the United States had
begun pulling out of Vietnam and few American troops were on the
ground. No foreign reporters were on hand and the action was
ignored or misreported by the world press. This book tells the
story of An Loc from the unique perspective of an officer who
shared a bunker with the general during the fight.
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