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The Vietnam Run
- American Merchant Mariners in the Indochina Wars, 1945-1975
Engelsk Paperback
The Vietnam Run
- American Merchant Mariners in the Indochina Wars, 1945-1975
Engelsk Paperback

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On the same day the Japanese surrender ended World War II, Vietnamese nationalists declared independence from France. Within weeks, France sought to reestablish colonial rule. American merchant seamen arriving in French ports to ship GIs back to the U.S. were dismayed when French troops bound for Vietnam came aboard instead. Many of these seamen objected because American veterans awaited transport home and because they flew in the face of Allied war aims of national self-determination. Later, with the Vietnam War effort dependent on Merchant Marine logistical support, seamen were among the first to protest U.S. involvement. With firsthand recollections, this book tells the story, from deadly encounters with mines, rockets and gunfire to evacuations of refugees and to rescues of "boat people" in the South China Sea.

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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
376
ISBN-13:
9781476688152
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
147668815X
Udg. Dato:
17 mar 2023
Længde:
19mm
Bredde:
178mm
Højde:
254mm
Forlag:
McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato:
17 mar 2023
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