1972 Easter Offensive battles
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ARVN Marines Vietnam War
Author_Gerald H. Turley
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Marine Corps Vietnam War leadership
North Vietnamese Army offensive 1972
North Vietnamese invasion South Vietnam
South Vietnam defense 1972
US Marine advisors Vietnam War
Vietnam Easter Offensive 1972
Vietnam War battlefield memoir
Vietnam War Marine advisor memoir
Vietnam War operational history
Vietnamese Marine Corps combat history
Product details
- ISBN 9781591148814
- Dimensions: 156 x 228mm
- Publication Date: 30 Dec 2010
- Publisher: Naval Institute Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The Easter Offensive was a military campaign conducted by the People's Army of Vietnam against the Army of the Republic of Vietnam and the United States military between 30 March and 22 October 1972, during the Vietnam War. This conventional invasion was a radical departure from previous North Vietnamese offensives. The offensive was not designed to win the war outright, but North Vietnam aimed to gain as much territory and destroy as many units of South Vietnam as possible, to improve the North's negotiating position as the Paris Peace Accords drew toward a conclusion.
This thoroughly documented chronology serves both as a historical lesson and a remarkable war memoir. On the Marine Corps Commandant’s professional list for years, it is told with authority and compassion by a crucial player, an American Marine who was a senior advisor to the Vietnamese Marines.
When first published in hardcover in 1984, it was a selection of the Military Book Club.
About the Author
Col. Gerald H. Turley, USMC (Ret.), an accomplished author, was a career officer who served two tours in Vietnam and later was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence. Now a defence consultant, he lives in Bluffton, SC.
Col. Gerald H. Turley, USMC (Ret.), an accomplished author, was a career officer who served two tours in Vietnam and later was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. Now a defense consultant, he lives in Bluffton, SC.
