| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Williams-Ford Texas A & M University military history series ; number 143
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Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 143.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Prelude: Vietnamization -- Deciding to launch the operation -- The plan -- The mission receives a green light -- The other side -- The battle is joined -- The attack grinds to a halt -- On to Tchepone -- The withdrawal -- Assessing Lam Son 719 -- Aftermath -- Epilogue: Endgame -- Appendix 1. Task organization, ARVN and US -- Appendix 2. Order of battle, People's Army of Vietnam, northern military regions and Laos, 1971 -- Appendix 3. Casualties -- Appendix 4. US Army aviation summary -- Appendix 5. US Air Force summary -- Appendix 6. US/ARVN artillery summary. |
| Summary |
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 Richard Nixon's program to turn the fighting over to South Vietnamese forces as US combat troops were withdrawn.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 entered Laos, but th. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Vietnam (Republic). Quân lực -- History -- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
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Vietnam (Republic). Quân lực. |
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Operation Lam Son 719 (1971) |
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Vietnam War (1961-1975) |
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Operation Lam Son 719, 1971.
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| Chronological Term |
1961 - 1975 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Willbanks, James H., 1947- Raid too far. First edition 9781623490171 (DLC) 2013022041 (OCoLC)847985898 |
| ISBN |
9781623491178 (electronic book) |
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1623491177 (electronic book) |
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9781623490171 |
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1623490170 |
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1306407036 |
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9781306407038 |
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