Hell in an Loc : The 1972 Easter Invasion and the Battle That Saved South Viet Nam

by Thi, Lam Quang

• ISBN13: 9781574412765
• ISBN10: 1574412760
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-11-28
• Publisher: Texas A & M Univ Pr

Summary

In 1972 a North Vietnamese offensive of more than 30,000 men and one hundred tanks smashed into South Vietnam and raced to capture Saigon. All that stood in their way was a small band of 6,800 South Vietnamese (ARVN) soldiers and militiamen, and a handful of American advisors with U.S. air support, guarding An Loc, a town sixty miles north of Saigon and on the main highway to it. This depleted army, outnumbered and outgunned, stood its ground and fought to the end and succeeded. Against all expectations, the ARVN beat back furious assaults from three North Vietnamese divisions, supported by artillery and armored regiments, during three months of savage fighting.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. iv
Foreword	p. v
Introduction	p. 1
The Sieges of the Indochina Wars	p. 7
Setting the Stage	p. 22
The Opening Salvos	p. 44
Prelude to the Battle of An Loc	p. 64
The First Attack on An Loc	p. 83
The Second Attack on An Loc	p. 100
Reinforcing An Loc	p. 116
The Third Attack on An Loc	p. 142
Securing Route Nationale 13	p. 159
End of the Siege	p. 177
The ARVN 18th Division in An Loc	p. 191
Assessing the Battle of An Loc	p. 205
The Aftermath	p. 220
Epilogue	p. 244
Appendix	p. 249
Senior ARVN Commanders and U.S. Counterparts
Notes	p. 251
Glossary	p. 266
Bibliography	p. 268
Index	p. 273
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