Behind Enemy Lines In Hanoi A War Reporter Remembers
A veteran correspondent recounts his unsettling journey behind North Vietnamese lines with released U.S. pilots in Hanoi. He notes hostile soldiers, lavish meals amid hardship, and wary censorship as antiwar activists accompany the travelers. The voyage ends with tensions over press access as the escort group negotiates departure via Peking.
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Bombs Used in Vietnam Top 727,000 Tons in Nine Months
U S air orders in Southeast Asia through Sept 30, 1972 exceed totals for all of 1971, with over 800,000 tons of air ammunition dropped across South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. The Pentagon cited stepped up actions since March 20 and renewed bombing of North Vietnam since 1964. US intelligence stressed that airpower failed to halt flows of troops and supplies to the South, as cumulative 1965 to Aug 30, 1972 reached over 7.5 million tons.
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