Moral imperative: 1972, combat rescue, and the end of America's war in Vietnam

"This book tells the story of search and rescue (SAR) operations in Vietnam, focusing on the underrepresented year of 1972-the last year of the war in which US forces were still engaged in combat. Rescue, or at least the promise of rescue, was fundamental to the American soldiers, sailors, airm...

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Main Author: Whitcomb, Darrel D. 1947- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence, Kansas University Press of Kansas [2021]
Series:Modern war studies
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"This book tells the story of search and rescue (SAR) operations in Vietnam, focusing on the underrepresented year of 1972-the last year of the war in which US forces were still engaged in combat. Rescue, or at least the promise of rescue, was fundamental to the American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines still engaged in the war. Darrel Whitcomb has uncovered a trove of rescue stories: stories of soldiers cut off from their units; advisors trapped with allied forces; contract pilots ready to do rescues in Laos; special operators in Laos, or Cambodia, or North Vietnam, or even in the hinterlands of South Vietnam. Taken together, they present a larger message, one of national commitment to bring our men home from that war."--
Physical Description:xiv, 370 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9780700630066

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