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The Cambodian Campaign. The 1970 Offensive and America's Vietnam War.
John M. Shaw
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Hardback. When American and South Vietnamese forces attacked Cambodia in 1970, the invasion ignited a firestorm of violent anti-war protests in the US. Based on research and analysis of the Cambodian invasion's objectives, planning, organization, and operations, this study encourages respect for one of America's genuine military successes during the war. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 29 photographs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBWS2; JWLF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
When American and South Vietnamese forces, led by General Creighton Abrams, launched an attack into neutral Cambodia in 1970, the invasion ignited a firestorm of violent antiwar protests throughout the United States, dealing yet another blow to Nixon's troubled presidency. But, as John Shaw shows, the campaign also proved to be a major military success. Most histories of the Vietnam War either give the Cambodian invasion short shrift or merely criticize it for its political fallout, thus neglecting one of the campaign's key dimensions. Approaching the subject from a distinctly military perspective, Shaw shows how this carefully planned and executed ... Read more
When American and South Vietnamese forces, led by General Creighton Abrams, launched an attack into neutral Cambodia in 1970, the invasion ignited a firestorm of violent antiwar protests throughout the United States, dealing yet another blow to Nixon's troubled presidency. But, as John Shaw shows, the campaign also proved to be a major military success. Most histories of the Vietnam War either give the Cambodian invasion short shrift or merely criticize it for its political fallout, thus neglecting one of the campaign's key dimensions. Approaching the subject from a distinctly military perspective, Shaw shows how this carefully planned and executed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Modern War Studies
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700614059
SKU
V9780700614059
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About John M. Shaw
John M. Shaw has taught military history at the U.S. Military and Air Force academies and has most recently served as military assistant and speechwriter to the Secretary of the Army. He is coauthor of Atlas of Warfare since 1945.
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