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Target Saigon 1973-75

Target Saigon 1973-75

Volume 3 - Disaster at Da Nang 1975

by Albert Grandolini

Series: Asia@War

Imprint: Helion and Company

80 Pages, 8.25 x 11.7 in, 144 b&w photos, 24 color profiles, 5 maps

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9781912390199
August 2022
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The third volume of the Target Saigon mini-series describes the opening stages of the final communist offensive against South Vietnam.

The decision of President Nguyen Van Thieu to evacuate the Central Highlands was part of a wider scheme that envisaged an extensive redeployment of South Vietnamese forces and led to the abandonment of nearly half of the country. Panic inevitably spread among the population and the armed forces and set into motion a chain reaction that would see the complete collapse of the country. The United States refused to intervene again despite the situation spiraling out of control. Thieu had played and lost.

The third volume of Target Saigon details the disastrous evacuation of Hue and Da Nang, as well as the delaying actions fought in the central coastal area and is illustrated with a wide range of contemporary photographs and a number of specially commissioned full color artworks of the vehicles, soldiers and aircraft that fought in this campaign.

Military historian and aviation-journalist Albert Grandolini was born in Vietnam and gained an MA in history from Paris 1 Sorbonne University. His primary research focus is on contemporary conflicts in general and particularly on the military history in Asia and Africa. Having spent his childhood in South Vietnam, the Vietnam War has always been one of his main fields of research. He authored the book Fall of the Flying Dragon: South Vietnamese Air Force (1973-1975) two volumes on Vietnam’s Easter Offensive of 1972 for Helion’s Asia@War Series, and three volumes on Libyan Air Wars for Africa@War Series, and has written numerous articles for various British, French, and German magazines.

"...we should respect the South Vietnamese troops who put up a good fight until everything collapsed around them. This book tells their story." ~The VVA Veteran

"The book is detailed and contains a plethora of original photographs from both sides of the conflict." ~Military Heritage Magazine

"This is a neat picture album about this time period in Vietnam." ~AMPS Indianapolis

"...the maps included are actually useful and allow one to follow the progress down the coast." ~ModelingMadness.Com

"Helion, the publisher of the Target Saigon series, always produces quality products." ~The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation

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