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Nine days in May : the battles of the 4th Infantry Division on the Cambodian border, 1967

Title
Nine days in May : the battles of the 4th Infantry Division on the Cambodian border, 1967 / Warren K. Wilkins.
Author
Wilkins, Warren
Publication
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2017]

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Description
xiv, 412 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm
Summary
"Reconstructs the prolonged, deadly encounter between three American battalions and two North Vietnamese Army regiments. On May 18, 1967 the 4th Infantry Division engaged in a nine day series of bloody battles in the Ia Tchar Valley and the remote jungle west of Pleiku as part of Operation Francis Marion"--
Subject
  • United States. Army. Infantry Division, 4th > History > 20th century
  • United States. Army. Infantry Division, 4th
  • Vietnam War (1961-1975)
  • 1900-1999
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Campaigns > Cambodia
  • Military campaigns
  • Cambodia
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-399) and index.
Contents
Steadfast and loyal -- Operation Francis Marion -- Toward the sound of the guns -- The lost platoon -- An indecent interlude -- Fourth Platoon-where are you? -- Picking up the pieces -- Night moves -- Can you hold? -- Into the fray -- The joint perimeter -- Winners and losers -- All hands on deck -- Happy Valley -- Braves always first -- Hill 521 -- They're in the trees! -- Turning the tide.
Call Number
JFE 17-6637
ISBN
  • 9780806157153
  • 0806157151
LCCN
2016043361
OCLC
959373141
Author
Wilkins, Warren, author.
Title
Nine days in May : the battles of the 4th Infantry Division on the Cambodian border, 1967 / Warren K. Wilkins.
Publisher
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2017]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-399) and index.
Chronological Term
1900-1999
Research Call Number
JFE 17-6637
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