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South Vietnam on Trial: Mid-1970 to 1972: The Vietnam Experience
South Vietnam on Trial Mid1970 to 1972 The Vietnam Experience Author:David Fulghum, Terrence Mailtand Addresses the early 1970s when the U.S. was gradually withdrawing from Vietnam. Under the program of Vietnamization, the U.S. was turning over its bases to the Vietnamese armed forces -- expanded, better equipped, & better trained than ever before. As the U.S. combat participation receded in the longest war in American history, these improved Vi... more »etnamese forces had to play the primary role in defending their country. Chapters: soldiering on; crisis in command; Vietnamization; Lam Son 719; diplomacy & politics; rebuilding the North; & Easter invasion counterattack. Names, acronyms, terms; & extensive picture essays, sidebars & maps.« less