Introduction | p. 4 |
Southeast Asia in turmoil | p. 4 |
America charts a new path | p. 7 |
A powder keg in the Gulf of Thailand | p. 8 |
Origins | p. 9 |
"Mayday" | p. 10 |
Initial Strategy | p. 11 |
"What are our options?" | p. 14 |
"This is not an easy operation" | p. 19 |
Intelligence: The key to planning | p. 21 |
America: Limited forces, limited options | p. 23 |
The Plan | p. 24 |
Operational concept | p. 25 |
Conflicting priorities | p. 28 |
Taking Koh Tang | p. 30 |
Attacking the mainland | p. 33 |
Command, control, and communications | p. 35 |
The Raid | p. 38 |
The Khmer Rouge take action | p. 38 |
America responds | p. 41 |
Recovering the Mayaguez: "Marines over the side" | p. 42 |
Green Lizards, Fighting Redcocks, and Mighty Shrikes go to war | p. 46 |
Koh Tang: A costly initial assault | p. 48 |
The second wave | p. 61 |
The rescuers need rescue | p. 64 |
Analysis | p. 71 |
The Mayaguez's Legacy | p. 71 |
National Leaders and the future | p. 74 |
Conclusion | p. 76 |
Bibliography | p. 78 |
Index | p. 80 |
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