Interdiction in Southern Laos 1960-1968 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781477541883)

Throughout the War in Southeast Asia, Communist forces form North Vietnam infiltrated the isolated, neutral state of Laos. Men and supplies crossed the mountain passes and travelled along an intricate web of roads and jungle paths known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail to the Viet Cong insurgents in South Vietnam. American involvement in Laos began which a photo-reconnaissance missions and, as the war in Vietnam intensified, expanded to a series of air-ground operations from bases in Vietnam and Thailand against fixed targets and infiltration routes in southern Laos. This volume examines this complex operational environment. United States Air Force. Center for Air Force History.

Author: Center For Air Force History, Jacob Van Staaveren
ISBN-10: 1477541888
ISBN-13: 9781477541883
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 05/25/2012
Pages: 380
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.78d