The Battle of An Loc
- ISBN-10
- 0253344816
- ISBN-13
- 9780253344816
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 226
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Authors
- James H. Willbanks, General of the Armies George C Marshall Chair of Military History and Director James H Willbanks
Description
A firsthand account of the sixty-day siege of An Loc presents a detailed overview of the 1972 North Vietnamese Easter Offensive, focusing on the fighting in Binh Long Province, Saigon, and the siege of An Loc.
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