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Magnificent Bastards : The Joint Army-Marine Defense of Dong Ha 1968 by Keith Nolan (2007, Mass Market)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherRandom House Publishing Group

ISBN-10089141861X

ISBN-139780891418610

eBay Product ID (ePID)28038714061

Product Key Features

Book TitleMagnificent Bastards : the Joint Army-Marine Defense of Dong Ha 1968

Number of Pages480 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAsia / Southeast Asia, Military / Vietnam War, Modern / 20th Century, Military / United States, Military

Publication Year2007

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorKeith Nolan

FormatMass Market

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight9.7 Oz

Item Length6.8 in

Item Width4.1 in

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SynopsisOn April 29, 1968, the North Vietnamese Army is spotted less than four miles from the U.S. Marines' Dong Ha Combat Base. Intense fighting develops in nearby Dai Do as the 2d Battalion, 4th Marines, known as "the Magnificent Bastards," struggles to eject NVA forces from this strategic position. Yet the BLT 2/4 Marines defy the brutal onslaught. Pressing forward, America's finest warriors rout the NVA from their fortress-hamletsoften in deadly hand-to-hand combat. At the end of two weeks of desperate, grinding battles, the Marines and the infantry battalion supporting them are torn to shreds. But against all odds, they beat back their savage adversary. The Magnificent Bastards captures that gripping conflict in all its horror, hell, and heroism. "Superb . . . among the best writing on the Vietnam War . . . Nolan has skillfully woven operational records and oral history into a fascinating narrative that puts the reader in the thick of the action." Jon T. Hoffman, author of Chesty "Real and gripping . . . combat with all the warts on." Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak, USMC (Ret.), On April 29, 1968, the North Vietnamese Army is spotted less than four miles from the U.S. Marines' Dong Ha Combat Base. Intense fighting develops in nearby Dai Do as the 2d Battalion, 4th Marines, known as "the Magnificent Bastards," struggles to eject NVA forces from this strategic position. Yet the BLT 2/4 Marines defy the brutal onslaught. Pressing forward, America's finest warriors rout the NVA from their fortress-hamlets-often in deadly hand-to-hand combat. At the end of two weeks of desperate, grinding battles, the Marines and the infantry battalion supporting them are torn to shreds. But against all odds, they beat back their savage adversary. The Magnificent Bastards captures that gripping conflict in all its horror, hell, and heroism. "Superb . . . among the best writing on the Vietnam War . . . Nolan has skillfully woven operational records and oral history into a fascinating narrative that puts the reader in the thick of the action." -Jon T. Hoffman, author of Chesty "Real and gripping . . . combat with all the warts on." -Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak, USMC (Ret.), "Nolan . . . goes beyond the headlines to tell the story of the men who drove the enemy out of their hiding places. This is combat narrative at its best. Nolan has mastered the soldiers slang and weaves it expertly into the account."--"Military Review." Photos and maps.