The tragedy of the Vietnam War
Subtitle: a South Vietnamese officer's analysis
By: Van Nguyen Duong.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780786432851
Subjects: Duong, Van Nguyen, -- 1934-; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, Vietnamese
Genres: Personal narratives, Vietnamese.
Description: "This memoir seeks to clarify the nuances of South Vietnam's defeat. 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"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The spirit of the land; title: Vietnam, the arena of confrontation between the East and the West; title: Aggression and deterrence; title: The two Vietnams; title: Counter-insurgency strategy; title: The death of a president and a democracy; title: The escalation of the war; title: The "lunch bunch war"; title: The communist 1968 Tet Offensive : the turning point; title: "Honorable withdrawal"?; title: The RVNAF in the "Red Summer," 1972; title: "Washing their hands"; title: "Betrayal"!; title: The communists' final campaign; title: The bitter end of South Vietnam; title: The Vietnam War's aftermath; title: The laws of god; title: "A sorrowful existence in a war time".