Ebook: Black April : the fall of South Vietnam, 1973-1975
Author: Veith George J
- Tags: Vietnam War 1961-1975. Vietnam War 1961-1975 -- United States. HISTORY -- Military -- Vietnam War. United States.
- Year: 2012
- Publisher: Encounter Books
- City: New York, United States
- Language: English
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The defeat of South Vietnam was arguably America's worst foreign policy disaster of the 20th Century. Yet a complete understanding of the endgame--from the 27 January 1973 signing of the Paris Peace Accords to South Vietnam's surrender on 30 April 1975--has eluded us. Black April addresses that deficit. A culmination of exhaustive research in three distinct areas: primary source documents from American archives, Read more...
Abstract: The defeat of South Vietnam was arguably America's worst foreign policy disaster of the 20th Century. Yet a complete understanding of the endgame--from the 27 January 1973 signing of the Paris Peace Accords to South Vietnam's surrender on 30 April 1975--has eluded us. Black April addresses that deficit. A culmination of exhaustive research in three distinct areas: primary source documents from American archives, North Vietnamese publications containing primary and secondary source material, and dozens of articles and numerous interviews with key South Vietnamese participants, this book represents