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- ↑ Reviews of Kontum: The Battle to Save South Vietnam include:
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- Veith, George J. (Winter 2013). "Reviewed Work: Kontum: The Battle to Save South Vietnam Thomas P. McKenna". Journal of Cold War Studies. 15 (1): 147–149. JSTOR 6924309.
- Wettemann Jr., Robert P. (Summer–Fall 2012). "Reviewed Work: Kontum: The Battle to Save South Vietnam Thomas P. McKenna". The Oral History Review. 39 (2): 387–389. JSTOR 41811759.
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