Nationalist in the Viet Nam Wars: Memoirs of a Victim Turned Soldier

Contents

Contents· Foreword by Major General David T. Zabecki ix· Preface xiii· A Note on Vietnamese Names xv Part 1. A Grain of Sand 1 A Morning of Horror 3 2 My Early Years and Education 11 3 1945: The Year of Drastic Events 25 4 On the Way to War 45 Part 2. The War of Resistance 5 Take Up Arms! 55 6 My Dark Years in War Begin 62 7 Between Hammer and Anvil 77 8 The Shaky Peace 88 9 Bloodier Battles 104 10 The Geneva Accords 125 11 The Year of Changes 141 Part 3. The Cogwheel 12 To Be a Soldier 151 13 Progress and Signs of Instability 166 14 Mounting Pressure 175 15 The Limited War 200 16 The Year of the (Crippled) Dragon 233 17 On the Down Slope 261 18 Hearts and Minds 280 19 Sài Gòn Commando 296 Part 4. Victory or Defeat 20 The Tết Offensive 319 21 Defeat on the Home Front 342 22 The New Phase 378 23 The Fiery Summer 397 24 Hope Draining 415 25 America 1974–75 438 26 The End 451 Part 5. After the War 27 Prisoner 469 28 Release 517 Part 6. Epilogue 29 On the Việt Nam War 545 30 Ever in My Memory 560· Notes 575· Index 587 viii · Contents ...