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A Shau Valor: American Combat Operations in the Valley of Death, 1963-1971
Thomas R. Yarborough
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Description for A Shau Valor: American Combat Operations in the Valley of Death, 1963-1971
Hardback. In this work a decorated combat veteran, plus bestselling author, turns his sights on the true focal point of the Vietnam War. He unveils a chronicle of unsung U.S. courage in battle, while also acknowledging that the second the U.S. decided to give up on its fight for the A Shau Valley it was clear that the war had been lost .. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp photos. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 652.
Throughout the Vietnam War, one focal point persisted where the Viet Cong guerrillas and ARVN were not a major factor, but where the trained professionals of the North Vietnamese and United States armies repeatedly fought head-to-head. A Shau Valor is a thoroughly documented study of nine years of American combat operations encompassing the crucial frontier valley and a 15-mile radius around it-the most deadly killing ground of the entire Vietnam War. Beginning in 1963 Special Forces A-teams established camps along the valley floor, followed by a number of top-secret Project Delta reconnaissance missions through 1967. Then, U.S. ... Read more
Throughout the Vietnam War, one focal point persisted where the Viet Cong guerrillas and ARVN were not a major factor, but where the trained professionals of the North Vietnamese and United States armies repeatedly fought head-to-head. A Shau Valor is a thoroughly documented study of nine years of American combat operations encompassing the crucial frontier valley and a 15-mile radius around it-the most deadly killing ground of the entire Vietnam War. Beginning in 1963 Special Forces A-teams established camps along the valley floor, followed by a number of top-secret Project Delta reconnaissance missions through 1967. Then, U.S. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781612003542
SKU
V9781612003542
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About Thomas R. Yarborough
Colonel Thomas R. Yarborough served as an Air Force pilot for 28 years and flew two combat tours in Vietnam as a forward air controller. His combat decorations include the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Air Medal, and the Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Bronze Star. A former professor and department chair at Indiana University, he now ... Read more
Reviews for A Shau Valor: American Combat Operations in the Valley of Death, 1963-1971
Featured in MHM's round-up of the best military history titles for October 2016.
Military History Monthly
There is such a great deal we still don't know about some of the theatres of the Vietnam War - Yarborough writes as though he were there when it happened, such is the vividness with which he recounts some of the events... ... Read more
Military History Monthly
There is such a great deal we still don't know about some of the theatres of the Vietnam War - Yarborough writes as though he were there when it happened, such is the vividness with which he recounts some of the events... ... Read more