Reflections - South Vietnam's Generals Assess Their War

Informationen zum Autor Lewis Sorley is a researcher and writer in Potomac, Maryland. His previous books include Vietnam Chronicles: The Abrams Tapes, 1968-1972 (TTUP, 2006), Thunderbolt: General Creighton Abrams and the Army of His Times, Honorable Warrior: General Harold K. Johnson and the Ethics of Command, and A Better War: The Unexamined Victories and Final Tragedy of America's Last Years in Vietnam. Klappentext "Collects seventeen essays by top military leaders of South Vietnam, composed shortly after the end of the Vietnam War. Covers a wide range of topics to present a remarkably candid and self-critical assessment of the war. Contains an introduction and epilogue by Lewis Sorley"--Provided by publisher. Zusammenfassung Soon after the end of the Vietman War! memories of loss still fresh! top military leaders of defeated South Vietnam recorded their observations in a series of publications sponsored by the US Center of Military History. Lewis Sorley has gathered! edited! and arranged these sixteen monographs for ease of reference and access! providing valuable glossary! biographies of the generals! and index.

Product details

• Authors: Lewis (EDT) Sorley
• Assisted by: Lewis Sorley (Editor)
• Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.06.2009
• EAN: 9780896726437
• ISBN: 978-0-89672-643-7
• Series: Modern Southeast Asia; Modern Southeast Asia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous