J. KEITH SALIBA
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CRUCIBLE 1972
Winner, 2025 Gold Medal in history, Military Writers Society of America
1972…the Year of the Rat.
America is on its way out. Troop strength plummets to its lowest ebb since early 1965. President Richard Nixon's Vietnamization program to train and equip the South to stand alone continues apace. All that remains is to secure his "honorable peace.” But the president’s overtures fall on deaf ears....
DEATH IN THE HIGHLANDS
Winner, 2021 Gold Medal in history, Military Writers Society of America
Fall 1965, North Vietnam's high command smelled blood in the water. The South Vietnamese republic was on the verge of collapse, and Hanoi resolved to crush it once and for all. The communists set their sights on South Vietnam's strategically vital West-Central Highlands....
Latest Blurbs for Crucible 1972
"Superb. A fascinating, fast-paced account of military and diplomatic action. Often achieves the level of a high-tech military thriller."​
~ Military Writers Society of America
"Highly recommended. Well-researched and crisply written. Keith Saliba does an excellent job telling the military, political, and diplomat[ic] stories of that fateful Vietnam War year."
~ The VVA Veteran (Vietnam Veterans of America)
"Great book. Analysis of North Vietnam's 1972 Easter Offensive and the U.S. and South Vietnamese response...is the best I have ever read. Chapters on the success of Operations Linebacker I and II alone are worth the price of the book."
~ Michael Griffith, author of Reclaiming the Vietnam War: The Betrayal of South Vietnam.
“A masterful work. Saliba’s understanding and analysis of every military action and political decision made... is very impressive. I put it at the top of many books I have read on the subject.”
~ Lt. Col. Robert M. Gee, USAF (Ret.)
"Truly magnificent. An easy to read and richly resourced volume. Highly recommend this book for anyone interested in the Vietnam War and US foreign policy during that war."
~ Col. Andrew Finlayson, USMC (Ret.)
"Really nailed this one! Highly recommend this book to anyone that was involved or to anyone that wants to learn what was done to bring our POWs home."
~ Col. Charles Tupper, USAF (Ret.)
"Excellent book of Vietnam War. A must read if you served in Vietnam in the 70s."