Eyewitness Vietnam Firsthand Accounts from Operation Rolling Thunder to the Fall of Saigon

by Gilmore, Donald L.; Giangreco, D.M.; Grau, Lester W.

• ISBN13: 9781402728525
• ISBN10: 1402728522
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-05-15
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

Using the same format that madeEyewitness D-Dayso unforgettable, this new volume offers an equally powerful look at the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was one of the most controversial conflicts of the 20th century. It was also one of the most divisive. American involvement in Vietnam nearly tore the nation apart, and the war's repercussions remain a part of the public consciousness. Written by military historian Donald Gilmore and edited by D.M. Giangrecoauthor ofEyewitness D-DayEyewitness Vietnamtraces the history of America's longest war, illuminating its causes, battles, and aftereffects, its unfolding and unraveling. Accompanied by maps and nearly 250 photographsmany seen here for the first timeeach chapter highlights a specific operation and special feature of the fighting, from the Viet Cong's guerrilla tactics to the MIA issue. And, just as in the bestsellingEyewitness D-Day, numerous interviews with first-hand participants, both American and Vietnamese, present a compelling, intimate, and deeply personal view of this tumultuous time. "I never had the thought that our mission wasn't worth it. I questioned the rules by which we had to operate...those were dumb. Those cost lives."Major Leo Thorsness, Wild Weasel squadron pilot, Medal of Honor recipient