Dak To
Author: Murphy, Edward
ISBN: 9780891419105
Publisher: BALLANTINE
Year First Published: 2007
Pages: 416
Dimensions: 173mm x 109mm x 29mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
"Excellent . . . honest and realistic . . . Edward Murphy's meticulous research is unflawed and his writing style is novel-like."-San Antonio Express-News
"A no-holds barred account . . . highly recommended."-Militarymagazine
In June 1967, General William Westmoreland sent the 173d Airborne Brigade to Dak To, a mountainous region in the deadly Central Highlands. Here the 173d found itself locked in mortal combat, facing tremendous odds against a professional, well-trained enemy hidden under triple-canopy jungle and deeply entrenched in fortified positions, bunkers, and tunnels.
Edward F. Murray captures the conflict in all its horror and heroism in this graphic account drawn from letters, diaries, official reports, and interviews with more than eighty veterans of the campaign. Outmanned, exhausted, often cut off from supplies and communication, America's"Sky Soldiers" battled back with incredible valor to rout the NVA in some of the fiercest combat of the entire Vietnam War.
"Fast-paced . . . an impressive immediacy."-Publishers Weekly
ISBN: 9780891419105
Publisher: BALLANTINE
Year First Published: 2007
Pages: 416
Dimensions: 173mm x 109mm x 29mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
"Excellent . . . honest and realistic . . . Edward Murphy's meticulous research is unflawed and his writing style is novel-like."-San Antonio Express-News
"A no-holds barred account . . . highly recommended."-Militarymagazine
In June 1967, General William Westmoreland sent the 173d Airborne Brigade to Dak To, a mountainous region in the deadly Central Highlands. Here the 173d found itself locked in mortal combat, facing tremendous odds against a professional, well-trained enemy hidden under triple-canopy jungle and deeply entrenched in fortified positions, bunkers, and tunnels.
Edward F. Murray captures the conflict in all its horror and heroism in this graphic account drawn from letters, diaries, official reports, and interviews with more than eighty veterans of the campaign. Outmanned, exhausted, often cut off from supplies and communication, America's"Sky Soldiers" battled back with incredible valor to rout the NVA in some of the fiercest combat of the entire Vietnam War.
"Fast-paced . . . an impressive immediacy."-Publishers Weekly
