Storms Over the Mekong, Volume 164 - Major Battles of the Vietnam War

"From the defeat of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam at Ap Bac to the battles of the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh, and more, "Storms over the Mekong" offers a reassessment of key turning points in the Vietnam War. Head not only reexamines these pivotal battles but also provides a new interpretation on the course of the war in Southeast Asia. A blow-by-blow account of the key military events, but beyond that, it is also a measured reconsideration of the battles and moments that Americans thought they already knew, adding up to a new history of the Vietnam War"--

Info autore

William P. Head is chief of the 78th Air Base Wing Office of History at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. He is the author of several books, including Night Hunters: The AC-130s and their Role in US Airpower and Shadow and Stinger: Developing the AC-119G/K Gunships in the Vietnam War. He resides in Warner Robins, Georgia.

Riassunto

From the defeat of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam at Ap Bac to the battles of the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh, and more, Storms over the Mekong offers a reassessment of key turning points in the Vietnam War.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: William Pace Head
• Editore: Texas A&M University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781623498351
• ISBN: 978-1-62349-835-1
• Pagine: 480
• Dimensioni: 160 mm x 231 mm x 33 mm
• Peso: 794 g
• Serie: Williams-Ford Texas A&M Univer; Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Amerika, Bestimmte Kriege und Feldzüge, USA, Vietnamkrieg, History - Military / War, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / Military / Aviation, HISTORY / Military / Vietnam War