![]() ![]() He does this by discussing decision makers like John Paul Vann, and analyzing the conduct of the South Vietnamese military and its U.S. ![]() ![]() In righting these wrongs, McKenna places the battle of Kontum in the broader context of the Easter Offensive. Having participated in the battle of Kontum, the author sees existing histories of the engagement as rife with inaccuracies and far from complete. McKenna recounts the events comprising the Easter Offensive. In Kontum: The Battle To Save South Vietnam, historian and Vietnam War veteran Thomas P. This conventional invasion occurred after the extensive withdrawal of American ground forces, with only the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and limited American military support standing between North Vietnam and South Vietnam’s defeat. Unlike in 1968 when Viet Cong cadres carried the burden of war making, the 1972 Easter Offensive involved three North Vietnamese Army (NVA) divisions with artillery and tanks. Unable to capture Saigon and unify Vietnam during the 1968 Tet Offensive, the North Vietnamese launched their second major invasion of the Republic of Vietnam in 1972. Reviewed by Robert Thompson (University of Southern Mississippi) Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2011. ![]() Kontum: The Battle to Save South Vietnam. ![]()
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