Nationalist in the viet nam wars memoirs of a victim turned soldier
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Tai Lieu Chat Luong
Nationali in the Viet Nam Wars
Ha
Giang
Camp
Cong Troi
Lao Cai
CHINA
Pingxiang
Lai Chau
Lang Son
Dien
Bien Phu
Yen Bai
Son La
Vinh Yen
Hoa Binh Ha
Dong
Dao Cai Bau
Ha Noi
Hong Gai
Haiphong
Nam Dinh
Ninh Binh
LAOS
Thai Binh
Bui Chu Dao Bach
Phat Diem Long Vi
Thanh Hoa
Camp 5
Thanh Phong
Ky Son
Nghe An
Quynh Luu
Dien Chau
Camp 6
Vinh
Gulf of
Ton k in
Hainan
Ha Tinh
Ron
Vientiane
Dong Hoi
DMZ
North 17th Parallel
Dong Ha
Quang Tri
Hue
Da Nang
THAILAND
Cu Lao Cham
An Diem
Tam Ky
Dak Pek
Dac To
Kon Tum
Pleiku
Bangkok
Cu Lao Re
Quang Ngai
My Lai
Bong Son
Qui Nhon
Phu Bon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
International Boundary
Road
National Capital
0
50
100 Kilometers
50
100 Miles
Dong Xoai
Tay Ninh
Thu Dau Mot Bien Hoa
Phan Thiet
Sai Gon
Ham Tan
Chau Doc Cao Lanh Tan An
My Tho
Ha Tien Long Xuyen
Vung Tau
Vinh Long Ben Tre
Rach
Gia
Can Tho
Dao Phu
Tra Vinh
Quoc
U Minh
River
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ekong
VIETNAM
M
Mekong Delta
Soc Trang
Ca Mau
Song Cau
Tuy Hoa
Xuan Phuoc
Ban Me Thuot
Ninh Hoa
Nha Trang
Gia Nghia
Da Lat
Cam Ranh
Loc Ninh
CAMBODIA
Phnom Penh
Phu Cu pass
An Khe
Plei Me
Gulf of
T hailand
S outh
C hina
Sea
Bac Lieu
Con Son
(Poulo Condor)
Phan Rang-Thap Cham
Nationali
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Nationalist in the Viet Nam wars :
memoirs of a victim turned soldier /
Nguyễn Công Luận.
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· Foreword by Major General David T. Zabecki ix
· Preface
xiii
· A Note on Vietnamese Names xv
.
A Morning of Horror
My Early Years and Education
: e Year of Drastic Events
On the Way to War
.
Take Up Arms!
My Dark Years in War Begin
Between Hammer and Anvil
e Shaky Peace
Bloodier Bales
e Geneva Accords
e Year of Changes
.
To Be a Soldier
Progress and Signs of Instability
Mounting Pressure
viii
·
Contents
e Limited War
e Year of the (Crippled) Dragon
On the Down Slope
Hearts and Minds
Sài Gòn Commando
.
e T t Oensive
Defeat on the Home Front
e New Phase
e Fiery Summer
Hope Draining
America –
e End
.
Prisoner
Release
.
On the Việt Nam War
Ever in My Memory
· Notes
· Index
ix
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·
Foreword
Foreword
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