Vietnam's Forgotten Army : : Heroism and Betrayal in the ARVN / / Andrew Wiest.
2009 Society for Military History Distinguished Book Award for BiographyVietnam’s Forgotten Army: Heroism and Betrayal in the ARVN chronicles the lives of Pham Van Dinh and Tran Ngoc Hue, two of the brightest young stars in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). Both men fought with valor in a...
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