{"product_id":"kontum-thomas-p-mckenna-9780813133980","title":"Kontum: The Battle to Save South Vietnam","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the spring of 1972, North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam in what became known as the Easter Offensive. Almost all of the American forces had already withdrawn from Vietnam except for a small group of American advisers to the South Vietnamese armed forces. The 23rd ARVN Infantry Division and its American advisers were sent to defend the provincial capital of Kontum in the Central Highlands. They were surrounded and attacked by three enemy divisions with heavy artillery and tanks but, with the help of air power, managed to successfully defend Kontum and prevent South Vietnam from being cut in half and defeated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough much has been written about the Vietnam War, little of it addresses either the Easter Offensive or the Battle of Kontum. In \u003ci\u003e Kontum: The Battle to Save South Vietnam, \u003c\/i\u003e Thomas P. McKenna fills this gap, offering the only in-depth account available of this violent engagement. McKenna, a U.S. infantry lieutenant colonel assigned as a military adviser to the 23rd Division, participated in the battle of Kontum and combines his personal experiences with years of interviews and research from primary sources to describe the events leading up to the invasion and the battle itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eKontum\u003c\/i\u003e sheds new light on the actions of U.S. advisers in combat during the Vietnam War. McKenna's book is not only an essential historical resource for America's most controversial war but a personal story of valor and survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas P. McKenna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081313398X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813133980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.25w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/20\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2011 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2011 pg. 30","brand":"Thomas P. McKenna","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43947292590335,"sku":"9780813133980","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c7ac4779-f945-456e-ae6a-dd14d18a5a47.jpg?v=1681517853","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kontum-thomas-p-mckenna-9780813133980","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}