Execute, Repeat, Execute: Operation Pocket Money and the End of the Vietnam War

The first comprehensive account of the 1972 U.S. mining of Haiphong Harbor told through vivid first-hand accounts.Barrett Tillman’s Execute, Repeat, Execute delivers a long-overdue, deeply researched account of one of the most strategically impactful operations of the entire conflict.With the precision of a seasoned historian and the flair of a novelist, Barrett Tillman revisits Operation Pocket Money: the 1972 U.S. naval mining of Haiphong Harbor, a bold maneuver that sealed North Vietnam’s key maritime lifeline and helped force Hanoi back to the negotiating table. For fans of aviation and Vietnam War history, this book offers a rare Command Room to cockpit perspective.Uniquely, Tillman incorporates both American and North Vietnamese sources, including translated official Hanoi documents and first-hand Vietnamese accounts - many appearing in English for the first time.This dual narrative deepens our understanding of the conflict’s technological, tactical, and human dimensions.With ins