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A Raid Too Far: Operation Lam Son 719 and Vietnamization in Laos
James Willbanks
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Description for A Raid Too Far: Operation Lam Son 719 and Vietnamization in Laos
Hardback. Series: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
In February 1971, the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) launched an incursion into Laos in an attempt to cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail and destroy North Vietnamese Army (NVA) base areas along the border. This movement would be the first real test of Vietnamization, Pres. Richard Nixon’s program to turn the fighting over to South Vietnamese forces as US combat troops were withdrawn. US ground forces would support the operation from within South Vietnam and would pave the way to the border for ARVN troops, and US air support would cover the South Vietnamese forces once they ... Read more
In February 1971, the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) launched an incursion into Laos in an attempt to cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail and destroy North Vietnamese Army (NVA) base areas along the border. This movement would be the first real test of Vietnamization, Pres. Richard Nixon’s program to turn the fighting over to South Vietnamese forces as US combat troops were withdrawn. US ground forces would support the operation from within South Vietnam and would pave the way to the border for ARVN troops, and US air support would cover the South Vietnamese forces once they ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press
Condition
New
Series
Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series
Number of Pages
286
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781623490171
SKU
V9781623490171
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About James Willbanks
James H. Willbanks, General of the Army George C. Marshall Chair of Military History and director of the department of military history at the US Army Command and General Staff College in Leavenworth, Kansas, USA, is also author of The Tet Offensive: A Concise History and Abandoning Vietnam.
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