Mahoney, Robert J.  1959- <br/><br/>
The Mayaguez incident :  testing America's resolve in the post-Vietnam era / 
Robert J.Mahoney. 
 - Lubbock, Tex. :  Texas Tech University Press ,  2011. 
 - xxiii, 336 p., [18 p. of plates] :  illustrations, maps ;  24 cm. 
 - Modern Southeast Asia series .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-316) and index. 
<br/><br/>pt. 1. 12 May 1975 : the drama unfolds. Ship seized and crew taken -- Ford moves into action -- Initial military response -- pt. 2. 13 May : action and reaction, tension mounts. The Mayaguez and crew move to Koh Tang -- NSC morning meeting -- Intelligence reporting -- President Ford’s military option and military buildup -- A brush with disaster : the Mayaguez crew is almost killed -- NSC late meeting -- Mayaguez crew to mainland, then moved : 13-14 May -- pt. 3. 14 May : buildup to the storm. Forces assemble, command and control (C2) established -- Tactical planning and intelligence -- Congress weighs in : 14 May hearing -- NSC into overdrive -- Congressional leadership approves -- Ford’s dinner -- pt. 4. 15 May : assault and recovery. Assault on Koh Tang, phase I -- Recovery of the Mayaguez -- Mayaguez crew released -- Attacks on Kompong Som -- Ford celebrates, orders cessation -- Second wave and extraction -- pt. 5 : aftermath. The final NSC meeting -- Secretary of Defense Schlesinger -- International and domestic reactions -- Congressional reaction -- Defense restructuring -- The Mayaguez crew and Koh Tang aftermath -- pt. 6. Analysis. Strategic leadership analysis -- Operational- and tactical-level analysis -- Intelligence analysis.; 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780896727199 (hardcover : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mayaguez Incident, 1975.<br/>Intelligence service--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Maritime terrorism--History--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Foreign relations--Cambodia.<br/>Cambodia--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>United States--Foreign relations, Decision making.--1974-1977<br/>United States--Military relations--Cambodia.<br/>Cambodia--Military relations--United States.<br/>United States--Armed Forces, History--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>327.73059609'047