Black April
Subtitle: the fall of South Vietnam, 1973-1975
By: by George J. Veith
Publisher: Encounter Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 587
ISBN-13: 9781594035722
Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "The U.S. will react vigorously" : signing the Paris Peace Accords; title: "South Vietnam will have both peace and war": the collapse of the accords; title: "Enough to make the angels weep" : trading ammunition for blood; title: "A rainy season like no other" : the war resumes; title: "Even the gods weep for Phuoc Long" : the beginning of the end; title: "How can the free world abandon us?" : waiting for the next attack; title: "Good-bye for now, Ban Me Thuot" : beginning the 1975 offensive; title: "Light at the top, heavy at the bottom" : decisions that destroyed a nation; title: "The road of blood and tears" : the retreat from the highlands; title: "Chaos and disintegration" : surrounding Saigon; title: "How can I abandon this rocky soil?" : fighting to save Hue; title: "The hours of hell" : the fall of I Corps; title: "The sea is our only hope" : the battle for the coastal cities; title: "Lightning speed, daring, surprise, certain victory" : the PAVN surrounds Saigon; title: "Hold fast the remaining land" : the South Vietnamese fight back; title: "No matter what happens, do not stop your attack!" : capturing Phan Rang; title: "I will knock them down!" : the ARVN hold at Xuan Loc; title: "Do not come home until victory is won": the fall of Saigon.