Trial by Fire The 1972 Easter Offensive America's Last Vietnam Battle by Dale Andrade 1995/R33c4 HC

Though the Easter Offensive took place in 1972 at the tail-end of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, it was by many accounts the most important battle of the entire war. In terms of troops committed, types of advanced weapons employed, casualties sustained, and damage done, it was by far the biggest. Even by more subjective criteria the Easter Offensive marked North Vietnam's military metamorphosis from guerrilla force to conventional army. The battles provided a glimpse of a rising communist military machine, one that affects regional relations to this day.

Using official records, interviews with participants, and captured North Vietnamese documents, this volume covers the entire scope of the Easter Offensive - from the highest strategic perspective to the actions of the men on the ground. Interviews with many of the U.S. combat advisers add muscle to the skeleton constructed by the documents. The author has also drawn from the personal journals of North Vietnamese soldiers to give the enemy perspective, while still maintaining a balance between the soldier's view and the "big picture."

ISBN: 0781802865
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 600
Book Condition: Good
Defects:
Dust Jacket: Fair - edges wear / some tearing
Copyright: 1995 by Dale Andrade
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Edition:

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