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Parker, James E., Jr., 1942-2018, author.
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United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Campaigns -- Laos.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Secret service -- United States.
Laos -- Politics and government.
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Battle for Skyline R...
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Battle for Skyline Ridge : the CIA secret war in Laos / James E. Parker, Jr.
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Parker, James E., Jr., 1942-2018, author.
Havertown, PA : Casemate, [2019]
Subjects
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Campaigns -- Laos.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Secret service -- United States.
Laos -- Politics and government.
ISBN:
9781612007052 (hardcover) :
1612007058 (hardcover)
Description:
xvi, 200 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Contents:
Origins -- Enter Vang Pao -- Spanner in the works -- Test of concept -- Air America -- Geneva Accords, 1962 -- The secret war takes form -- Relegated to the shadows -- LS 36 and LS 85 -- The mighty ravens -- 1968 -- About face -- 1970 -- The Royal Thai Army's 13th Infantry Regiment -- The Tahan Sua Pran -- Campaign 74B -- St. Valentine's Day Massacre and the Thai Irregulars to the rescue -- Back to the PDJ -- PDJ fight -- Phase I Skyline -- January 14, 1972 -- Phase II Skyline -- VP's end-around -- Hill 1800 -- Sam Thong and CC Pad Falls -- Final showdown at CC and CB -- So what happened -- Epilogue -- Appendix: the aircraft over Northern Laos.
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The first complete account of the secret battle of Skyline Ridge, 1972, when a ragtag Laos-Thai army supported by the CIA threw back a vast NVA army.
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Hawaii State Library
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959.70434 Pa
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959.70434 Parker
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