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A Very Short War: The Mayaguez and the Battle of Koh Tang (Texas a & M University Military History Series)
 
 
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A Very Short War: The Mayaguez and the Battle of Koh Tang (Texas a & M University Military History Series) (Hardcover)

by John Francis Guilmartin (Author), John Keegan (Author)
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A Very Short War is a unique and compelling account of the Mayaguez-Koh Tang crisis by soldier-historian John F. Guilmartin, Jr. A former air rescue helicopter pilot stationed in Thailand in May 1975, Guilmartin revisits Mayaguez and Koh Tang - and the chaotic events leading up to the affair. He sheds new light on the politics, the tactics, the orders, the high-level decision makers, and the fighting men entangled in a crucial military action that nearly ended in disaster for U.S. forces. Arguing that the Mayaguez-Koh Tang operation demonstrates war's essential unpredictability, Guilmartin deftly explodes many of the popularly held myths that surround the nature of war.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 238 pages
  • Publisher: Texas A&M University Press; 1st edition (December 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0890966656
  • ISBN-13: 978-0890966655
  • Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
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