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 Sherman Library  DS553.5 .T69 2012    AVAILABLE  
Author Tran, Chau Ngoc, 1924-
Title Vietnam labyrinth : allies, enemies, and why the U.S. lost the war / Tran Ngoc Chau with Ken Fermoyle ; foreword by Daniel Ellsberg.
OCLC 795173883
ISBN 9780896727717 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0896727718 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780896727779 (e-book)
0896727777 (e-book)
ISBN/ISSN 40021956276
Publisher Lubbock, Texas : Texas Tech University Press, [2012]
Description xxii, 436 pages, 8 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
LC Subject heading/s Tran, Chau Ngoc, 1924-
Indochinese War, 1946-1954 -- Personal narratives, Vietnamese.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, Vietnamese.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States.
Vietnam -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "The memoir of Tran Ngoc Chau, one of the few Vietnamese Army officers who also saw service in Ho Chi Minh's National Liberation Army"--Provided by publisher.
Contents Machine generated contents note: 1. Roots of the Past, Seeds of the Future (August 1945) -- 2.A Journey of Awakening (1945) -- 3. First Combat: An Inauspicious Beginning (1946) -- 4. Preparing for Long-Term Guerrilla Warfare (1946) -- 5. Trek to the "Free Z" (1946) -- 6. Regiment Doc Lap's First Battle Turns into Disaster (1946) -- 7. The First Victory: A Lesson in Strength (1947) -- 8. Change of Heart (1948) -- 9. Changing Uniforms: Amid a Period of Soul-Searching (1950) -- 10.I Become a South Vietnamese Army Officer (1951) -- 11. Surviving an Onslaught (1953 and 1954) -- 12. With Americans: A Learning and Adjustment Experience (1955-1958) -- 13. My First Lesson of Insurgency -- From a Woman (1959-1961) -- 14. In Kien Hoa Province, the VC "Cradle of Revolution" (1962) -- 15. At the Heart of the Buddhist Crisis (1963) -- 16. Death of the Republic -- For a Better Way? (1963) -- 17. Return to Kien Hoa, Meet with My Communist Brother (1964-1965) -- 18. Director of Pacification Cadres (1966) -- 19. An American or Vietnamese Program? (1966) -- 20. Observations on the War and Pacification (1967) -- 21. Pacification or Military Occupation (1967) -- 22. Taking a Political Path (1967) -- 23. Reaction to the Tet Offensive (1968) -- 24. After the let Deluge, My Peace Negotiation Proposal (1968) -- 25. Loyalty and Honor (1969) -- 26. Trial and Tribulation (1970) -- 27. Resisting Reeducation (1975-1978) -- 28.Coming to America (1979).
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