|
Books > History > American history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > Vietnam War
|
Not currently available
Khe Sanh - Siege in the Clouds. an Oral History (Paperback)
Loot Price: R380
Discovery Miles 3 800
You Save: R112
(23%)
|
|
|
Khe Sanh - Siege in the Clouds. an Oral History (Paperback)
 (sign in to rate)
List price R492
Loot Price R380
Discovery Miles 3 800
You Save R112 (23%)
Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available.
|
In late 1967 as part of the Tet offensive, U.S. commanders hoped to
lure the North Vietnamese Army into exposing large numbers of
soldiers to their overwhelming air power. But in January 1968, a
U.S. Marine Corps force found themselves surrounded by the enemy in
their hilltop base at Khe Sanh. The siege lasted for nearly three
months and caught the attention of the world; for many it came to
epitomise the conflict. Eric Hammel's classic account is a vivid
oral history, using the words of American fighting men caught up in
the gruelling, deadly seventy-seven-day ordeal create a harrowing
tapestry of tragedy and triumph. As two North Vietnamese Army
divisions move to surround them, the vastly outnumbered U.S.
Marines rush to strengthen their defenses at the isolated base and
several nearby hilltop positions. The Communist forces repeatedly
attack, are repeatedly repelled, and then dig in to take the
American base by siege-the makings of a classic, modern "set-piece"
strategy in which the defenders become bait to tie the attackers to
fixed positions in which they can be pummelled and pulverized by
American artillery and air support. The gripping-and
moving-narrative flows from the masterfully woven threads provided
by nearly a hundred men who gallantly endured the wrenching all-out
struggle to hold the combat base and its vulnerable outlying
positions. Re-issued in the fiftieth anniversary year of the siege,
with an updated photo section and maps, this is a ground-breaking
and influential history of this crucial landmark battle.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
