TY - BOOK AU - MICHAELS Jeffrey F TI - Delusions of survival: US deliberations on support for South Vietnam during the 1975 'final offensive' PY - 2016/// KW - VIETNAM WAR KW - UNITED STATES KW - MILITARY N2 - This article examines the diplomatic, economy, military and covert options. US policymakers developed to support the South and enable it to 'survive' in one guise or another its last days. Part one will examine US support Vietnam. Second part focuses on the initial period following the start of the North's military offensive, and the last part will look at the report produced in early April by US army chief. The article will conclude with analysis of the international diplomatic efforts UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09592318.2015.1095838 ER -