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Into the Iron Triangle

Operation Attleboro and the Battles North of Saigon, 1966

Series : Asia@War #19

Author : Dr Arrigo Velicogna

Into the Iron Triangle : Operation Attleboro and the Battles North of Saigon, 1966

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General - Pages : 88 | Images : 102 b/w & 6 colour photos, 1 colour & 8 b/w maps, 18 colour profiles

Paperback - Date of Publication : 15th March 2021 | Size : 297mm x 210mm | ISBN : 9781913336264 | Helion Book Code : HEL1252

eBook - ISBN : 9781915113320

In early October 1966, the fresh and inexperienced 196th Light Infantry Brigade of the US Army was conducting a series of routine patrols in War Zone C. A lucky discovery of a rice cache led to the uncovering of a planned  base area being established by the Viet Cong insurgents of South Vietnam (the National Liberation Front, or NLF) southeast of Tay Ninh City. What followed was named Operation Attleboro.

Unbeknownst to the US and ARVN forces the NLF’s 9th Division was preparing to attack the brigade in its base, along with two ARVN positions near Tay Ninh. American moves spoiled the planned attack and initiated a prolonged battle that at its height would pit four regiments of the NLF and People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) against 18 American and three ARVN battalions, supported by 24 artillery batteries and countless fixed wing and helicopter sorties, including 225 B-52 strikes. The battle would also draw in the 1st Infantry Division – the famed ‘Big Red One’ – and the 25th Infantry Division. Both sides would claim victory, but the 9th Division would limp away towards Cambodia.

Attleboro was the largest American operation in the Vietnam War up to that date, the culmination of a year of bloody battles between the 9th Division and II Field Force Vietnam and would be a test for the campaign that US General William Westmoreland had planned for 1967. It would also be a test of the different tactical approaches to be used in Vietnam: an ‘infantry-heavy’ approach favoured by the commander of the 196th, General Edward H. De Saussure, and for the firepower-intensive approach championed by the Commanding General of the 1st Infantry Division, General William DePuy.

Into the Iron Triangle is a detailed and richly illustrated, blow-by-blow account of a much overlooked major operation by the US armed forces – the story of which was lost amid the bulk of reporting focusing on the fighting for Ia Drang, Dak To and the Tet Offensive.

 

"The book, extremely pleasant to read even if not very long, is highly recommended for historical enthusiasts of the Vietnam War." Old Barbed Wire

"It's a balanced account with insightful tactical analysis." The Historical Miniatures Gaming Society

"...will be of interest to both modelers and military historians alike." AMPS Indianapolis

"Classic color artwork of armored vehicles, aircraft, and troops on the ground enhance a wealth of black-and-white photographs. Maps appear when needed. The graphics could almost stand alone in telling the story of Operation Attleboro." The VVA Veteran

"...Velicogna provides an impressively comprehensive overview of the geopolitical events leading up to Operation ATTLEBORO and a highly detailed description of the operation itself." The Naval Historical Foundation

"This is a very well written and in depth book written from a historical perspective with great period illustrations and color plates." IPMS/USA

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