Van Nguyen Duong

The Tragedy of the Vietnam War

A South Vietnamese Officer's Analysis

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Produktbeschreibung

What Americans call the Vietnam War actually began in December 1946 with a struggle between the communists and the French for possession of the country--but Vietnam's strategic position in southeast Asia inevitably led to the involvement of other countries. 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 of wartime but his postwar forced relocation and eventual imprisonment. A special focus is on the anguish caused by the illusive reality of Vietnamese independence. The political forces at work north and south, the hardships suffered by RVNAF soldiers after the 1975 U.S. withdrawal, and the effects of reunification on the Vietnamese people are discussed.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 536g
• ISBN-13: 9780786432851
• ISBN-10: 0786432853
• Artikelnr.: 23305996

Autorenporträt

After the fall of Saigon, Lt. Col. Van Nguyen Duong (RVNAF) was imprisoned for 13 years for "re-education." He immigrated to the United States in 1991 and lives in Honolulu. He has contributed to several Vietnamese magazines in the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Abbreviations     
1. The Spirit of the Land     
2. Vietnam, the Arena of Confrontation Between East and West     
3. Aggression and Deterrence     
4. The Two Vietnams     
5. Counter-Insurgency Strategy     
6. The Death of a President and a Democracy     
7. The Escalation of the War     
8. The "Lunch Bunch War"     
9. The 1968 Tet Offensive: The Turning Point     
10. "Honorable Withdrawal"?     
11. The RVNAF in the "Red Summer," 1972     
12. "Washing Their Hands"     
13. "Betrayal"!     
14. The Communists' Final Campaign     
15. The Bitter End of South Vietnam     
16. The Vietnam War's Aftermath     
17. The Laws of God     
"A Sorrowful Existence in a War Time"     
Appendix: The Eleven-Point Program Accords, January 1962     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index