Tai Lieu Chat Luong Nationali in the Viet Nam Wars Ha Giang Camp Cong Troi Lao Cai CHINA Pingxiang Lai Chau Lang Son Dien Bien Phu Yen Bai Son La Vinh Yen Hoa Binh Ha Dong Dao Cai Bau Ha Noi Hong Gai Haiphong Nam Dinh Ninh Binh LAOS Thai Binh Bui Chu Dao Bach Phat Diem Long Vi Thanh Hoa Camp Thanh Phong Ky Son Nghe An Quynh Luu Dien Chau Camp Vinh Gulf of Ton k in Hainan Ha Tinh Ron Vientiane Dong Hoi DMZ North 17th Parallel Dong Ha Quang Tri Hue Da Nang THAILAND Cu Lao Cham An Diem Tam Ky Dak Pek Dac To Kon Tum Pleiku Bangkok Cu Lao Re Quang Ngai My Lai Bong Son Qui Nhon Phu Bon Ho Chi Minh Trail International Boundary Road National Capital 50 100 Kilometers 50 100 Miles Dong Xoai Tay Ninh Thu Dau Mot Bien Hoa Phan Thiet Sai Gon Ham Tan Chau Doc Cao Lanh Tan An My Tho Ha Tien Long Xuyen Vung Tau Vinh Long Ben Tre Rach Gia Can Tho Dao Phu Tra Vinh Quoc U Minh River ekong VIETNAM M Mekong Delta Soc Trang Ca Mau Song Cau Tuy Hoa Xuan Phuoc Ban Me Thuot Ninh Hoa Nha Trang Gia Nghia Da Lat Cam Ranh Loc Ninh CAMBODIA Phnom Penh Phu Cu pass An Khe Plei Me Gulf of T hailand S outh C hina Sea Bac Lieu Con Son (Poulo Condor) Phan Rang-Thap Cham Nationali n te et m rs uễn n un mntn nns Publication of this book is made possible in part with the assistance of a Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, a federal agency that supports research, education, and public programming in the humanities Any views, ndings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication not necessarily reect those of the National Endowment for the Humanities is book is a publication of Indiana University Press North Morton Street Bloomington, Indiana - USA iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders -- Fax orders -- © by Nguyễn Cơng Luận All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher e Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition e paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z.- Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-inPublication Data Nguyễn Công Luận, [date] Nationalist in the Viet Nam wars : memoirs of a victim turned soldier / Nguyễn Công Luận p cm Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN ---- (cloth : alk paper) ISBN ---- (ebook) Nguyễn Công Luận, [date] Vietnam (Republic) Quân lực OcersBiography Political prisonersVietnamBiography Political refugeesVietnamBiography Indochinese War, –Personal narratives, Vietnamese Vietnam War, –Personal narratives, Vietnamese VietnamHistory – VietnamHistory – I Title DS..NA .’dc [B] This page intentionally left blank · Foreword by Major General David T Zabecki ix · Preface xiii · A Note on Vietnamese Names xv This page intentionally left blank - On the Việt Nam War · Epilogue On the Việt Nam War · · Epilogue On the Việt Nam War · · Epilogue On the Việt Nam War · · Epilogue On the Việt Nam War · · Epilogue On the Việt Nam War · · Epilogue On the Việt Nam War ·