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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.
The Vietnam War actually began in December 1946 with a struggle
between the communists and the French for possession of the
country. Vietnam's strategic position in Southeast Asia along with
veiled economic concerns and a political agenda led to the
involvement of other countries, including the United States.
Written by an officer in the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces, this
poignant memoir seeks to clarify the nuances of South Vietnam's
defeat. From the age of 12, 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 caused by
the illusive reality of Vietnamese independence.The various
political forces at work in Vietnam, the hardships suffered by
RVNAF soldiers after the 1975 U.S. withdrawal from Saigon, and the
effect of reunification on the Vietnamese people are also
discussed. An appendix contains a summary of the Eleven Point
Program Accords of January 1962.
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