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The hill fights : the first battle of Khe Sanh

Title: The hill fights : the first battle of Khe Sanh / Edward F. Murphy.
Author: Murphy, Edward F., 1947-
Publication: New York : Presidio Books : Ballantine Books, 2003.

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Description

xv, 284 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits; 24 cm

Summary

The Marines at the isolated Khe Sanh Combat Base were tasked with monitoring the strategically vital Ho Chi Minh trail as it wound through the jungles in nearby Laos. Dominated by high hills on all sides, the combat base had to be screened on foot by the Marine infantrymen while crack, battle-hardened NVA units roamed at will through the high grass and set up elaborate defenses on steep, sun-baked overlooks. The Hill Fights is a damning indictment of those responsible for the lives of these heroic Marines. Ultimately, the high command failed them, their tactics failed them, and their rifles failed them. Only the Marines themselves did not fail. Under fire, trapped in a hell of sudden death meted out by unseen enemies, they fought impossible odds with awesome courage and uncommon valor.

Alternative Title

First battle of Khe Sanh

Subject

Genre/Form

Personal Narrative
Personal narratives
Personal narratives – American
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 274-275) and index.

Contents

Pt. 1. In the Beginning -- Pt. 2. Hill 881 South -- Pt. 3. Hill 881 North -- Pt. 4. Aftermath.

ISBN

0891417478
9780891417477
0891418105
9780891418108

LCCN

2003544801
9780891418108

OCLC

ocm52736290
52736290
SCSB-14477447

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library