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    From Chicago to Vietnam: A Memoir of War
    From Chicago to Vietnam: A Memoir of War
    From Chicago to Vietnam: A Memoir of War
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    From Chicago to Vietnam: A Memoir of War

    By Michael Duffy

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    In the early hours of January 31, 1968, eighty-thousand North Vietnamese and Vietcong combat troops attacked every major city and military base in South Vietnam. The perimeter of the massive Saigon Airbase, Tan Son Nhut, was breached, and fighting raged all morning.


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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael J. Duffy Co. Inc.
    Release dateNov 30, 2020
    ISBN9781087930473
    From Chicago to Vietnam: A Memoir of War
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    Michael Duffy

    Michael Duffy is Time’s executive editor and Washington bureau chief and directs coverage of presidents, politics, and national affairs for the magazine.

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