| The Last Boarding Party: The USMC and the SS Mayaguez 1975 Contributor(s): Chun, Clayton K. S. (Author), Noon, Steve (Illustrator), Gilliland, Alan (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1849084254 ISBN-13: 9781849084253 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $20.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Vietnam War - History | Asia - Southeast Asia - History | Military - United States |
| LCCN: 2011500378 |
| Series: Raid |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 7.25" W x 9.73" (0.57 lbs) 80 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian - Chronological Period - 1970's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Noon, Steve: - Steve Noon was born in Kent, UK, and attended art college in Cornwall. He's had a life-long passion for illustration, and since 1985 has worked as a professional artist. He has provided award-winning illustrations for the publishers Dorling Kindersley, where his interest in historical illustration began. Steve has illustrated over 30 books for Osprey. |