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Last Stand at Khe Sanh: The U.S. Marines' Finest Hour in Vietnam
Gregg Jones
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Description for Last Stand at Khe Sanh: The U.S. Marines' Finest Hour in Vietnam
Paperback. The vivid, fast-paced account of the siege of Khe Sanh told through the eyes of the men who lived it. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16 page insert, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FMV; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 463.
Last Stand at Khe Sanh is a vivid, fast-paced account of the dramatic 1968 confrontation, when 6,000 US Marines held off 30,000 North Vietnamese Army regulars at a remote mountain stronghold. Based on extensive archival research and more than 100 interviews with participants, author Gregg Jones captures the courage and camaraderie of the defenders and delivers the fullest account yet of this epic battle.
Last Stand at Khe Sanh is a vivid, fast-paced account of the dramatic 1968 confrontation, when 6,000 US Marines held off 30,000 North Vietnamese Army regulars at a remote mountain stronghold. Based on extensive archival research and more than 100 interviews with participants, author Gregg Jones captures the courage and camaraderie of the defenders and delivers the fullest account yet of this epic battle.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306823725
SKU
V9780306823725
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Ref
99-15
About Gregg Jones
Gregg Jones, journalist and Pulitzer Prize-finalist, is the author of the highly acclaimed honour in the Dust: Theodore Roosevelt, War in the Philippines, and the Rise and Fall of America's Imperial Dream. For thirty years he has been a foreign correspondent and investigative reporter, writing for the Los Angeles Times and other US and British newspapers. He lives in Addison, ... Read more
Reviews for Last Stand at Khe Sanh: The U.S. Marines' Finest Hour in Vietnam
Praise for Last Stand at Khe Sanh "A powerful and moving reminder of incomparable courage and extreme heroism."
Alex Kershaw, author of The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter "The story about a long-abandoned fire base where too many died, which makes it a story worth remembering."
Kirkus Reviews "The long siege at Khe Sanh was one of the true horrors of ... Read more
Alex Kershaw, author of The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter "The story about a long-abandoned fire base where too many died, which makes it a story worth remembering."
Kirkus Reviews "The long siege at Khe Sanh was one of the true horrors of ... Read more