The Battle For Saigon: Tet 1968
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The 1968 Tet Offensive resulted in a devastating battle-field defeat for the Viet Cong. But, the Tet Offensive also marked the beginning of the end for the American war in Vietnam, and ultimately... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0671522876
ISBN13:9780671522872
Release Date:October 1996
Publisher:Pocket Books
Length:274 Pages
Weight:0.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 4.1" x 6.7"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
eye opener
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Great book that tells the REAL story of how the US beat the stuffings out of the NVN and how the US left media twisted the facts.
Should be read by all small-unit leaders
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
This book gives an excellent tactical description of the fighting in and around Saigon during Tet. While many, many other books give a larger strategic sense to the whole Offensive, this book is very specific and useful to understanding what happened in SVN's capital. This book has another strength, too, in that its accounts of small-unit leaders in combat provide great lessons for future junior military leaders--especially for company command level and below. The one big drawback is that it has no tactical maps, just one big map of Saigon at the beginning of the book. Detailed maps would have been a great help while trying to decipher the textual descriptions of the fight. The author should take note of this for future revisions of this book.
This is what you didn't learn in school.....
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Mr. Nolan is an incredible and invaluable cronicler of the Vietnam War. My father was at the Ton Son Nhut Airbase during the Tet. I now truly understand that battle; this is what you didn't learn in school. Since I read The Battle Of Saigon I have gone on to read The Magnificent Bastards and am in the proocess of reading Operation Buffalo. I strongly recomend reading Keith Nolan's books so you can learn what really happened in Vietnam. The Battle of Saigon is a must read. With respect, Kimberly E. Monahan
please tell me more about this battle of saigon
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
iam currently attending my english class, i am asked to do the oral presentation on this battle. please give me some more information and some more idea
This book could be used by student's learning about the war.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 28 years ago
I was with C Troop 3rd Squardron 4th Cavalry from 1969-1970. I know most all the people written about, from this unit. It made me cry and it made me mad. C Troop has been in a lot of major battles from the begining of the war to the end. I do not remember any trooper from C Troop killing POW's. The trooper from B troop that reported this was wrong. C Troop had the largest battle losses of the Squadron. There is very little bull in this book. I do recommend this book for everybody. Nolan is a very good writer. Thank you Keit
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