The Twenty-Five Year Century: A South Vietnamese General Remembers the Indochina War to the Fall of Saigon
For Victor Hugo, the nineteenth century could be remembered by only its first two years, which established peace in Europe and France's supremacy on the continent. For General Lam Quang Thi, the twentieth century had only twenty-five years: from 1950 to 1975, during which the Republic of Vietnam and its Army grew up and collapsed with the fall of Saigon. This is the story of those twenty-five years.
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For Victor Hugo, the nineteenth century could be remembered by only its first two years, which established peace in Europe and France's supremacy on the continent. For General Lam Quang Thi, the twentieth century had only twenty-five years: from 1950 to 1975, during which the Republic of Vietnam and its Army grew up and collapsed with the fall of Saigon. This is the story of those twenty-five years.
List of IllustrationsIntroduction11Early Years52Military Apprenticeship283North Viet Nam394Laos and Hauts Plateaux605Between Two Wars776U.S. Command & General Staff College10777th Infantry Division11989th Infantry Division1399The Battle of Mang Thit181101968 Tet Offensive19411Vietnamese National Military Academy21612Military Region One26313I Corps Forward Command29114The Fall of Military Region One33415The Last Days367Epilogue399Notes403Glossary409Index411
