000			00921cam a2200145 4500
020			_a0313316759 (hbk.): _c64.95 USD
100		1	_aTOCZEK David M
245		0	_aThe battle of Ap Bac, Vietnam: _bthey did everything but learn from it
260			_aWestport, Conn. USA: _bGreenwood Press, _c2001
300			_a185p.
520		3	_aDetailed analysis of the battle of Ap Bac that took place January 1963 when American's were in an advisory role in support of the ARVN. The book sets out to identify why the apparently superior ARVN lost the battle to the PLAF, and why it was subsequently presented as an ARVN victory. Suggests that contributory factors were the poor quality of ARVN officers and the fact that there were two chains of command (military and civil) as a result of which some officers wore two hats and occassionally faced conflicting orders.
650			_aAP BAC
650			_aVIETNAM WAR
945			_i0014027 _rN _sY
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