Talk:Battle of Xuân Lộc

Bias?
This article would be strengthened by unbiased writing and/or more references (e.g. no reference is given for this statement: "It was an engagement describable only as 'heroic and gallant' on the part of the South Vietnamese defenders, being one of the few places where the ARVN, though outnumbered, stood and fought with a tenacity which stunned their opponents.").

The piece is written from one perspective only. Material from "the other side" should be included.Hu Gadarn 15:05, 21 May 2006 (UTC)


 * I watched. I waited. Now I've given up. Over the last two months I'd hoped that someone with specific knowledge about this topic would have improved the writing. It is currently hopelessly biased and jingoistic (e.g. phrases such as "impossible odds", "heroic and gallant", "fought with a tenacity which stunned their opponents", "[s]o epic was the stand...", "...repelled in assault after assault with heavy losses."), and "the steel defensive line at Xuan Loc (Long Khanh) still held firm." It almost reads like this was lifted from a comic book or movie written for teenage boys. And this is really too bad because I think that this battle is worthy of attention. Anyway, that's my bit. So long. Thanks, Hu Gadarn 19:55, 19 July 2006 (UTC)


 * I think it's a nice article, if somebody from the communist side would like to add to it, they're free to, but that's no reason to delete this piece. It's quite a contrast to the normal story of ARVN cut and run, and it's also referenced from the VNAF article. --matador300 22:10, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I would like to personally thank the author who finished this article, I planned to finish it off but that person beat me to it. --Canpark 17:20, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I still see a little POV ... the North Vietnamese (a combatant) statement on casualties is stated as a claim while the United States (not a major combatant) statement is supposedly an estimate. These are weasel words and I think unjustified.--Senor Freebie (talk) 14:36, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

"battle"
The battle section was removed a while back. I strongly suspect it was just naked vandalism by some communist sypthathizer, or wrose some kid who didn't really think about the issue at all. So I restored that section and added ref tag links to the only english language online reference I could find. I am going to check out the booklist at the end. It would be nice if somoene who knew vietnamese could read the other "external link" and take away what it says about Xuan Loc. The "battle of Saigon" is a misnomer. Xuan Loc was where the Vietnam war really ended. --Hfarmer (talk) 16:39, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

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Gen Le Mih Dao Can anyone translate?
This video has general Le Minh Dao speaking. I can't tell if Xuan Loc is the subject if anyone knows vietnameese and can translate that would be appreciated. Video link

Slow edit war?
There seems to be some disagreement about the strength numbers on the South Vietnam side. It looks like this has been going on since about 2006. I don't have refs before me right now but would anyone like to discuss the reasons for their edits? - UnbelievableError (talk) 07:45, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Error
My wife's father is Lt. Col. Tran Minh Cong, commander of the 48th Regiment of the 18th ARVN Infantry Division at the battle of Xuan Loc. The enemy did not capture the town. The enemy changed objectives to bypass Xuan Loc due to their massive casualties and inability to displace the 18th Division. The 18th was then ordered to withdraw south, intact. In fact, it was the 48th's task to clear the roadway south to effect the withdraw. This first hand information is in agreement with John Veith's article on the battle titled "Fighting is an Art" (A partial copy can be found here: http://vnafmamn.com/xuanloc_battle.html). I have spoken with Veith and his co-author/translator Pribbenow. They interviewed Cong for the article and both they and Col. Tran are in agreement that Xuan Loc was not taken by the enemy during this battle. Added: August 24th, 2012 8:30PM PST. — Preceding unsigned comment added by M1super90 (talk • contribs) 03:35, 25 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Maddame, I am certain that the battle went as you said. However it seems that there are those in Vietnam who care to remove all honor from the Southern Army. If we change it to reflect those facts given in sources both US and Vietnamese that the ARVN fought well at any battle someone turns up to change it.  Perhaps in another 50 years, your people will feel about Xuan Loc the way we in the US feel about first Manassas, second Bull Run, or Petersburgh.  --2601:D:B400:21:4570:7295:1C4C:14A3 (talk) 02:18, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

Inappropriate sentence in intro paragraph
The following sentence was recently added to the intro paragraph by Nguyen1310: "Over a period of twelve days both sides (but primarily the South Vietnamese) displayed feats of courage, leadership, and determination to battle the communist forces from North Vietnam." I removed this sentence both because it represents a biased POV ("but primarily the South Vietnamese") and because it doesn't make sense. It claims that "both sides" displayed virtue "to battle the communist forces of North Vietnam". Both sides were not battling the communist forces of North Vietnam; only the South Vietnamese were fighting the North Vietnamese because clearly the North wasn't fighting itself. Furthermore, any claims about "courage, leadership, and determination" by any side are fundamentally about personal opinion, and therefore if they are going to be included they should be accompanied by a citation to a reliable source (e.g. John Doe believes the combatants displayed courage, leadership, and determination[citation]). My removal was recently reverted by the author. I believe my removal of the edit was justified, but I don't want to start an edit war so I am bringing this to the talk page. I would like to hear other editors' opinions on this.  Neil   Clancy  16:02, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

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