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Khe Sanh 1967-68
Marines battle for Vietnam's vital hilltop base
Written by Gordon Rottman
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2005
Price: $19.95
Khe Sanh was a small village in northwest South Vietnam that sat astride key North Vietnamese infiltration routes. In September 1966 of the Vietnam War (1955-1975), a Marine battalion deployed into the area. Action gradually increased as the NVA attempted to destroy Free World Forces bases, and the siege of Khe Sanh... Read more >
Marines battle for Vietnam's vital hilltop base
Written by Gordon Rottman
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2005
Price: $19.95
Khe Sanh was a small village in northwest South Vietnam that sat astride key North Vietnamese infiltration routes. In September 1966 of the Vietnam War (1955-1975), a Marine battalion deployed into the area. Action gradually increased as the NVA attempted to destroy Free World Forces bases, and the siege of Khe Sanh... Read more >
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USAF F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1972-73
Written by Peter Davies
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2005
Price: $22.95
The F-4 Phantom II was the USAF workhorse fighter-bomber for the Linebacker campaign of the Vietnam War (1955-1975), which eventually saw US forces withdraw from Vietnam 'with honour' in 1973. This book covers the F-4 attacks on numerous targets in North Vietnamese cities such as Hanoi and Haiphong, as well as... Read more >
Written by Peter Davies
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2005
Price: $22.95
The F-4 Phantom II was the USAF workhorse fighter-bomber for the Linebacker campaign of the Vietnam War (1955-1975), which eventually saw US forces withdraw from Vietnam 'with honour' in 1973. This book covers the F-4 attacks on numerous targets in North Vietnamese cities such as Hanoi and Haiphong, as well as... Read more >
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Don't Bunch Up
One Marine's Story
Written by William van Zanten
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: April 26, 2005
Price: $7.99
Captain William Van Zanten was one of the “Magnificent Bastards” of the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, in 1966–a year when any day could bring death or dismemberment from a Bouncing Betty or a punji stake, a firefight or a sniper bullet. He and his men faced B-52-sized mosquitoes, rain, heat, disease... Read more >
One Marine's Story
Written by William van Zanten
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: April 26, 2005
Price: $7.99
Captain William Van Zanten was one of the “Magnificent Bastards” of the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, in 1966–a year when any day could bring death or dismemberment from a Bouncing Betty or a punji stake, a firefight or a sniper bullet. He and his men faced B-52-sized mosquitoes, rain, heat, disease... Read more >
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Black Virgin Mountain
A Return to Vietnam
Written by Larry Heinemann
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: April 19, 2005
Price: $9.99
In 1967 Larry Heinemann was sent to Vietnam as an ordinary soldier. It was the most horrific year of his life, truly altering him—and his family—forever. In his powerful memoir, Heinemann returns to Vietnam, riding the train from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh city and confronting the memories of his war... Read more >
A Return to Vietnam
Written by Larry Heinemann
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: April 19, 2005
Price: $9.99
In 1967 Larry Heinemann was sent to Vietnam as an ordinary soldier. It was the most horrific year of his life, truly altering him—and his family—forever. In his powerful memoir, Heinemann returns to Vietnam, riding the train from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh city and confronting the memories of his war... Read more >
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Vietnam Medal of Honor Heroes
Written by Edward F. Murphy
Format: Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: March 29, 2005
Price: $7.99
More than 100 compelling, true stories of personal heroism and valor– in a special expanded edition honoring courage in the face of war
Here are dramatic accounts of the fearless actions that earned American soldiers in Vietnam our highest military distinction–the Medal of Honor. Edward F. Murphy, head of the Medal of... Read more >
Written by Edward F. Murphy
Format: Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: March 29, 2005
Price: $7.99
More than 100 compelling, true stories of personal heroism and valor– in a special expanded edition honoring courage in the face of war
Here are dramatic accounts of the fearless actions that earned American soldiers in Vietnam our highest military distinction–the Medal of Honor. Edward F. Murphy, head of the Medal of... Read more >
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Xin Loi, Viet Nam
Thirty-one Months of War: A Soldier's Memoir
Written by Al Sever
Format: Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2005
Price: $7.99
No one in Vietnam had to tell door gunner and gunship crew chief Al Sever that the odds didn’t look good. He volunteered for the job well aware that hanging out of slow-moving choppers over hot LZs blazing with enemy fire was not conducive to a long life. But that wasn’t... Read more >
Thirty-one Months of War: A Soldier's Memoir
Written by Al Sever
Format: Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2005
Price: $7.99
No one in Vietnam had to tell door gunner and gunship crew chief Al Sever that the odds didn’t look good. He volunteered for the job well aware that hanging out of slow-moving choppers over hot LZs blazing with enemy fire was not conducive to a long life. But that wasn’t... Read more >
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Stalking the Vietcong
Inside Operation Phoenix: A Personal Account
Written by Stuart Herrington
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: November 23, 2004
Price: $7.99
In a gripping memoir that reads like a spy novel, one man recounts his personal experience with Operation Phoenix, the program created to destroy the Vietcong’s shadow government, which thrived in the rural communities of South Vietnam.
Stuart A. Herrington was an American intelligence advisor assigned to root out the enemy in... Read more >
Inside Operation Phoenix: A Personal Account
Written by Stuart Herrington
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: November 23, 2004
Price: $7.99
In a gripping memoir that reads like a spy novel, one man recounts his personal experience with Operation Phoenix, the program created to destroy the Vietcong’s shadow government, which thrived in the rural communities of South Vietnam.
Stuart A. Herrington was an American intelligence advisor assigned to root out the enemy in... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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We Were Soldiers Once...and Young
Ia Drang - The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam
Written by Lt. General Ha Moore and Joseph Galloway
Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: November 23, 2004
Price: $18.00
Each year, the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps selects one book that he believes is both relevant and timeless for reading by all Marines. The Commandant's choice for 1993 was We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young.
In November 1965, some 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th... Read more >
Ia Drang - The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam
Written by Lt. General Ha Moore and Joseph Galloway
Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: November 23, 2004
Price: $18.00
Each year, the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps selects one book that he believes is both relevant and timeless for reading by all Marines. The Commandant's choice for 1993 was We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young.
In November 1965, some 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th... Read more >
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Letters from Vietnam
Voices of War
Written by Bill Adler
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: October 26, 2004
Price: $15.00
“No heroes, everyone did their part, and everyone was scared to death.”
They are the words of soldier Mark W. Harms in 1968, summing up his combat experience during the Vietnam War. His stunning letter home is just one of hundreds featured in this unforgettable collection, Letters from Vietnam. In these affecting... Read more >
Voices of War
Written by Bill Adler
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: October 26, 2004
Price: $15.00
“No heroes, everyone did their part, and everyone was scared to death.”
They are the words of soldier Mark W. Harms in 1968, summing up his combat experience during the Vietnam War. His stunning letter home is just one of hundreds featured in this unforgettable collection, Letters from Vietnam. In these affecting... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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RA-5C Vigilante Units in Combat
Written by Robert Powell
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: October 22, 2004
Price: $22.95
Developed from the A-5 nuclear bomber and used in a reconnaissance role, the RA-5C Vigilante was the largest and fastest aeroplane ever to operate from the deck of an aircraft carrier. During the Vietnam War (1955-1975) it sustained the highest loss ratio of any American aircraft in that conflict. This volume... Read more >
Written by Robert Powell
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: October 22, 2004
Price: $22.95
Developed from the A-5 nuclear bomber and used in a reconnaissance role, the RA-5C Vigilante was the largest and fastest aeroplane ever to operate from the deck of an aircraft carrier. During the Vietnam War (1955-1975) it sustained the highest loss ratio of any American aircraft in that conflict. This volume... Read more >
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eBook.
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When Thunder Rolled
An F-105 Pilot over North Vietnam
Written by Ed Rasimus
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: September 28, 2004
Price: $7.99
“YOU CAN ALMOST SMELL THE JET FUEL AND GUNPOWDER. You attack the world’s fiercest defenses at 500 knots and share the ultimate thrill of hurling yourself against almost impossible odds–and winning.
–JACK BROUGHTON, author of Thud Ridge
Ed Rasimus straps the reader into the cockpit of an F-105 Thunderchief fighter-bomber in his engaging... Read more >
An F-105 Pilot over North Vietnam
Written by Ed Rasimus
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: September 28, 2004
Price: $7.99
“YOU CAN ALMOST SMELL THE JET FUEL AND GUNPOWDER. You attack the world’s fiercest defenses at 500 knots and share the ultimate thrill of hurling yourself against almost impossible odds–and winning.
–JACK BROUGHTON, author of Thud Ridge
Ed Rasimus straps the reader into the cockpit of an F-105 Thunderchief fighter-bomber in his engaging... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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US Navy A-7 Corsair II Units of the Vietnam War
Written by Peter Mersky
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2004
Price: $22.95
Osprey's examination of A-7 Corsair II Units of the Vietnam War (1955-1975). Arriving on station with the USS Ranger (CVA-61) in early December 1967, the first Corsair II squadron became operational immediatedly and sustained its first combat loss three weeks later. This book tells how the A-7 soon proved its worth... Read more >
Written by Peter Mersky
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2004
Price: $22.95
Osprey's examination of A-7 Corsair II Units of the Vietnam War (1955-1975). Arriving on station with the USS Ranger (CVA-61) in early December 1967, the first Corsair II squadron became operational immediatedly and sustained its first combat loss three weeks later. This book tells how the A-7 soon proved its worth... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Down South
One Tour in Vietnam
Written by William Hardwick
Format: Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: August 3, 2004
Price: $7.99
“I was always happy to see first light.
By first light it was over . . . for a while.”
–from Down South
There were a lot of ways to get killed in Vietnam. You could get “zapped,” “dinged,” “burned,” “popped,” “smoked,” or “wasted.” Marine 2nd Lt. William H. Hardwick was familiar with all... Read more >
One Tour in Vietnam
Written by William Hardwick
Format: Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: August 3, 2004
Price: $7.99
“I was always happy to see first light.
By first light it was over . . . for a while.”
–from Down South
There were a lot of ways to get killed in Vietnam. You could get “zapped,” “dinged,” “burned,” “popped,” “smoked,” or “wasted.” Marine 2nd Lt. William H. Hardwick was familiar with all... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Lost in Translation
Vietnam: A Combat Advisor's Story
Written by Martin Dockery
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: June 29, 2004
Price: $7.99
In September 1962, when Martin Dockery landed in Saigon, he was a young, determined, idealistic U.S. Army first lieutenant convinced of America’s imminent victory in Vietnam. While most of the twelve thousand U.S. military advisors in-country at the time filled support positions in Saigon and other major cities, Dockery was one... Read more >
Vietnam: A Combat Advisor's Story
Written by Martin Dockery
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: June 29, 2004
Price: $7.99
In September 1962, when Martin Dockery landed in Saigon, he was a young, determined, idealistic U.S. Army first lieutenant convinced of America’s imminent victory in Vietnam. While most of the twelve thousand U.S. military advisors in-country at the time filled support positions in Saigon and other major cities, Dockery was one... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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We Were Soldiers Once...and Young
Ia Drang - The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam
Written by Lt. General Ha Moore and Joseph Galloway
Format: Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: June 29, 2004
Price: $7.99
Each year, the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps selects one book that he believes is both relevant and timeless for reading by all Marines. The Commandant's choice for 1993 was We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young.
In November 1965, some 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th... Read more >
Ia Drang - The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam
Written by Lt. General Ha Moore and Joseph Galloway
Format: Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: June 29, 2004
Price: $7.99
Each year, the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps selects one book that he believes is both relevant and timeless for reading by all Marines. The Commandant's choice for 1993 was We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young.
In November 1965, some 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Medic!
The Story of a Conscientious Objector in the Vietnam War
Written by Ben Sherman
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2004
Price: $7.99
Read more >
The Story of a Conscientious Objector in the Vietnam War
Written by Ben Sherman
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2004
Price: $7.99
Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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USAF F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1965-68
Written by Peter Davies
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: May 25, 2004
Price: $22.95
The USAF introduced the F-4C Phantom II into the Vietnam War (1955-1975) in April 1965 from Ubon RTAB, Thailand. The F-4C/D soon became the Air Force's principal fighter over the North, destroying 85 MiGs by the close of 1968. This book describes how the USAF turned a gunless naval interceptor into... Read more >
Written by Peter Davies
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: May 25, 2004
Price: $22.95
The USAF introduced the F-4C Phantom II into the Vietnam War (1955-1975) in April 1965 from Ubon RTAB, Thailand. The F-4C/D soon became the Air Force's principal fighter over the North, destroying 85 MiGs by the close of 1968. This book describes how the USAF turned a gunless naval interceptor into... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Vietnam ANZACs
Australian & New Zealand Troops in Vietnam 1962-72
Written by Kevin Lyles
Illustrated by Kevin Lyles
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: May 25, 2004
Price: $18.95
The part played by Australian and New Zealand troops in the Vietnam War (1955-1975) is sometimes overlooked; but it is generally accepted that the 'Diggers' and 'Kiwis' were among the most effective and professional troops involved. Drawing upon the ANZACs' long experience in the jungles of South East Asia, the men of... Read more >
Australian & New Zealand Troops in Vietnam 1962-72
Written by Kevin Lyles
Illustrated by Kevin Lyles
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: May 25, 2004
Price: $18.95
The part played by Australian and New Zealand troops in the Vietnam War (1955-1975) is sometimes overlooked; but it is generally accepted that the 'Diggers' and 'Kiwis' were among the most effective and professional troops involved. Drawing upon the ANZACs' long experience in the jungles of South East Asia, the men of... Read more >
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The Hill Fights
The First Battle of Khe Sanh
Written by Edward F. Murphy
Format: Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: April 27, 2004
Price: $7.99
While the seventy-seven-day siege of Khe Sanh in early 1968 remains one of the most highly publicized clashes of the Vietnam War, scant attention has been paid to the first battle of Khe Sanh, also known as “the Hill Fights.” Although this harrowing combat in the spring of 1967 provided a... Read more >
The First Battle of Khe Sanh
Written by Edward F. Murphy
Format: Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: April 27, 2004
Price: $7.99
While the seventy-seven-day siege of Khe Sanh in early 1968 remains one of the most highly publicized clashes of the Vietnam War, scant attention has been paid to the first battle of Khe Sanh, also known as “the Hill Fights.” Although this harrowing combat in the spring of 1967 provided a... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audiobook download and an
eBook.
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Mekong First Light
An Infantry Platoon Leader in Vietnam
Written by Joseph W. Callaway, Jr.
Format: Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: March 30, 2004
Price: $7.99
“Before we got to Vietnam, the troops all thought you would be the first lieutenant killed, and in the end, you were the only one left. We were all wrong. You were the best.”
—Sgt. Lonnie “Tallman” Caldwell
December, 1966: Platoon leader Lt. Joseph Callaway had just turned twenty-three when he arrived in... Read more >
An Infantry Platoon Leader in Vietnam
Written by Joseph W. Callaway, Jr.
Format: Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: March 30, 2004
Price: $7.99
“Before we got to Vietnam, the troops all thought you would be the first lieutenant killed, and in the end, you were the only one left. We were all wrong. You were the best.”
—Sgt. Lonnie “Tallman” Caldwell
December, 1966: Platoon leader Lt. Joseph Callaway had just turned twenty-three when he arrived in... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audiobook download and an
eBook.
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Mekong First Light
Written by Joseph W. Callaway, Jr.
Read by Richard Ferrone
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: March 30, 2004
Price: $6.95
“Before we got to Vietnam, the troops all thought you would be the first lieutenant killed, and in the end, you were the only one left. We were all wrong. You were the best.”
—Sgt. Lonnie “Tallman” Caldwell
December, 1966: Platoon leader Lt. Joseph Callaway had just turned twenty-three when he arrived in... Read more >
Written by Joseph W. Callaway, Jr.
Read by Richard Ferrone
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: March 30, 2004
Price: $6.95
“Before we got to Vietnam, the troops all thought you would be the first lieutenant killed, and in the end, you were the only one left. We were all wrong. You were the best.”
—Sgt. Lonnie “Tallman” Caldwell
December, 1966: Platoon leader Lt. Joseph Callaway had just turned twenty-three when he arrived in... Read more >
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A Life in a Year
The American Infantryman in Vietnam
Written by James Ebert
Format: Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: March 2, 2004
Price: $7.99
This provocative in-depth book focuses on the experiences of the infantry soldier in Vietnam. More than 60 Army and Marine Corps infantrymen speak of their experiences during their year-long tours of duty. Read more >
The American Infantryman in Vietnam
Written by James Ebert
Format: Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: March 2, 2004
Price: $7.99
This provocative in-depth book focuses on the experiences of the infantry soldier in Vietnam. More than 60 Army and Marine Corps infantrymen speak of their experiences during their year-long tours of duty. Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Recondo: LRRPs in the 101st Airborne
Written by Larry Chambers
Read by Brian Hallas
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: February 3, 2004
Price: $6.95
Author Larry Chambers vividly describes the guts and courage it took to pass the though volunteer-only training program in Nha Tarng to be part of the 5th Special Forces Recondo School, the hair-raising graduation mission to scout out, locate, and out-guerilla the NVA. Here is an unforgettable account that follows Chambers... Read more >
Written by Larry Chambers
Read by Brian Hallas
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: February 3, 2004
Price: $6.95
Author Larry Chambers vividly describes the guts and courage it took to pass the though volunteer-only training program in Nha Tarng to be part of the 5th Special Forces Recondo School, the hair-raising graduation mission to scout out, locate, and out-guerilla the NVA. Here is an unforgettable account that follows Chambers... Read more >
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Warriors
An Infantryman's Memoir of Vietnam
Written by Robert Tonsetic
Format: Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: February 3, 2004
Price: $7.99
On the ground, in the air, and behind the lines, grunts made life-and-death decisions every day—and endured the worst stress of their young lives.
It was the tumultuous year 1968, and Robert Tonsetic was Rifle Company commander of the 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry in Vietnam. He took over a group of grunts... Read more >
An Infantryman's Memoir of Vietnam
Written by Robert Tonsetic
Format: Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: February 3, 2004
Price: $7.99
On the ground, in the air, and behind the lines, grunts made life-and-death decisions every day—and endured the worst stress of their young lives.
It was the tumultuous year 1968, and Robert Tonsetic was Rifle Company commander of the 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry in Vietnam. He took over a group of grunts... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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West Dickens Avenue
A Marine at Khe Sanh
Written by John Corbett
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: February 3, 2004
Price: $7.99
In January 1968, John Corbett and his fellow leathernecks of the 26th Marine Regiment fortified a remote outpost at a place in South Vietnam called Khe Sanh. Within days of their arrival, twenty thousand North Vietnamese soldiers surrounded the base. What followed over the next seventy-seven days became one of the... Read more >
A Marine at Khe Sanh
Written by John Corbett
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: February 3, 2004
Price: $7.99
In January 1968, John Corbett and his fellow leathernecks of the 26th Marine Regiment fortified a remote outpost at a place in South Vietnam called Khe Sanh. Within days of their arrival, twenty thousand North Vietnamese soldiers surrounded the base. What followed over the next seventy-seven days became one of the... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audiobook download and an
eBook.
