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Author Hunt, Ira Augustus, 1924- author.

Title Losing Vietnam : how America abandoned Southeast Asia / Major General Ira A. Hunt Jr., USA (Ret.)
Published Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, [2013]
©2013

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 399 pages) : illustrations, tables, maps
Series Battles and campaigns
Battles and campaigns (Lexington, Ky.)
Contents Nakhon Phanom -- South Vietnam -- Cambodia -- The Mayaguez incident -- Thailand -- Laos
Summary In the early 1970s, as U.S. combat forces began to withdraw from Southeast Asia, South Vietnamese and Cambodian forces continued the fight against the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam (NLF), more commonly known as the Viet Cong. Despite the evacuation of its ground troops, the United States promised to materially support its allies' struggle against communist aggression. Over time, however, the American government drastically reduced its funding of the conflict, placing immense strain on the Cambodian and South Vietnamese armed forces, which were fighting well-supplied enemies. In this book, the author chronicles the efforts of U.S. military and State Department officials who argued that severe congressional budget reductions ultimately would lead to the defeat of both Cambodia and South Vietnam. The author details the catastrophic effects of reduced funding and of conducting "wars by budget." As deputy commander of the United States Support Activities Group Headquarters (USAAG) in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand, the author received all Southeast Asia operational reports, reconnaissance information, and electronic intercepts, placing him at the forefront of military intelligence and analysis in the area. He also met frequently with senior military leaders of Cambodia and South Vietnam, contacts who shared their insights and gave personal accounts of the ground wars raging in the region. This book effectively demonstrates that America's lack of financial support and resolve doomed Cambodia and South Vietnam to defeat. -- Adapted from publisher's description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [361]-376) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Economic aspects
Military assistance, American -- Economic aspects
Military assistance, American -- Vietnam (Republic)
Military assistance, American -- Cambodia
HISTORY -- Military -- Vietnam War.
Economics
Military assistance, American
Military assistance, American -- Economic aspects
SUBJECT Cambodia -- History -- Civil War, 1970-1975 -- Economic aspects
Subject Cambodia
Vietnam (Republic)
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
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