A Very Short War: The Mayaguez and the Battle of Koh Tang Volume 46
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On May 12, 1975, less than two weeks after the fall of Saigon, Khmer Rouge naval forces seized the S.S. Mayaguez, an American container ship, off the Cambodian coast in the Gulf of Siam. The swift military response ordered by President Gerald Ford was designed to recapture the Mayaguez, held at anchor off the island of Koh Tang, to liberate her crew, and to demonstrate U.S. strength and resolve in the immediate aftermath of America's...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1603441964
ISBN13:9781603441964
Release Date:February 2011
Publisher:Texas A&M University Press
Length:268 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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Americas Asia History Military Military Science Native American Southeast Asia Vietnam War WorldCustomer Reviews
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