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In the springtime of 1972, North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam in what became known as the Easter Offensive. The vast majority of the American causes got already withdrawn from Vietnam aside from a small band of American advisers to the South Vietnamese armed forces. The 23rd ARVN Infantry Department and its own American advisers were sent to defend the provincial capital of Kontum in the Central Highlands. They were ornamented and attacked by three enemy divisions with heavy artillery and tanks but, by using air power, managed to successfully defend Kontum preventing South Vietnam from being cut in two and defeated. Although much has been discussed the Vietnam Conflict, little than it addresses either the Easter Offensive or the Challenge of Kontum. In Kontum: The Challenge to Save South Vietnam, Thomas P. McKenna fills this space, offering the only in-depth accounts available of the violent proposal. McKenna, a All of us infantry lieutenant colonel designated as a armed service adviser to the 23rd Department, participated in the battle of Kontum and combines his personal experiences with years of interviews and research from most important sources to describe the events leading up to the invasion and the battle itself. Success of the William E. Colby Award.
