Chun, C./Noon, S. (Illustr.)/Gilliland, A. (Illustr.)/Kozik, M. (Illustr.) The last Boarding Party. The USMC and the SS "Mayaguez" 1975

Name: Chun, C./Noon, S. (Illustr.)/Gilliland, A. (Illustr.)/Kozik, M. (Illustr.): The last Boarding Party. The USMC and the SS "Mayaguez" 1975
Brand: Osprey Publishing
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English text, paperback, many bw- and colour illustrations, colour maps. 64 pages.

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Manufacturer No.: 9781849084253

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On April 30, 1975, the final curtain of America's long involvement in the Vietnam War fell. North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon while thousands of South Vietnamese refugees attempted to flee on foot, boat, and aircraft. The American public believed that the events in Southeast Asia had finally come to a bitter end. Less than two weeks later, President Gerald Ford ordered air, naval, and Marine forces to conduct combat operations in waters off Cambodia. On May 12, communist Cambodian Khmer Rouge elements seized the S.S. Mayaguez, an American merchant ship, and its crew in international waters. This act of piracy created an incident where U.S. Marine Corps elements attempted to rescue the Mayaguez, one of the most controversial raids in recent history. This book will track every development in the mission , an eventual success that demonstrated American resolve to use military forces in foreign policy issues after the Vietnam debacle.

Group: Books (first-hand)
Author: Chun, C./Noon, S. (Illustr.)/Gilliland, A. (Illustr.)/Kozik, M. (Illustr.)
Title: The last Boarding Party. The USMC and the SS "Mayaguez" 1975
Details: English text, paperback, many bw- and colour illustrations, colour maps. 64 pages.
Series: Osprey - Raid