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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAn informative and consuming account. It is an engrossing read . . . for those who want to understand the battle of An Loc itself, the state of the war in 1972, and the sacrifices of those who advised the ARVN during the war's final years. A must-read for those who think the Vietnam War was only about defeating a jungle insurgency.
* HistoryNet *
The Battle of An Loc could only be written effectively by a participant, and Willbanks was present as an advisor to an ARVN unit. But this is not just an eyewitness account. Utilizing newly discovered archival evidence and recently translated North Vietnamese after-action reports, Willbanks has reconstructed . . . the nearly three-month long siege . . . to answer the question that has plagued military historians since the war ended: was the Army of the Republic of Vietnam an effective fighting force? . . . A fine book with rich, vibrant descriptions of combat, weapons, and command decisions. Willbanks writes from an insider's perspective [with] the discipline of a historian who knows what questions to ask.
* H-Net Reviews *
Table of ContentsList of Figures
List of Maps
List of Photos
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
List of Abbreviations
1. Prelude to Battle
2. The Nguyen Hue Campaign
3. The Area of Operations
4. The Battle of Loc Ninh
5. The Opening Battle for An Loc
6. Second Attack on An Loc
7. NVA High Tide
8. The Fight for Highway 13
9. Breaking the Siege
10. Evaluating the Battle of An Loc
11. Aftermath
Epilogue
Appendix 1. Order of Battle
Appendix 2. Presidential Unit Citation, 229th Aviation Battalion
Appendix 3. Presidential Unit Citation, Advisory Team 70
Notes
Bibliography
Index
