- Mass Market Paperback: 430 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell; New edition edition (Dec 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0440221625
- ISBN-13: 978-0440221623
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.4 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,276,601 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Throughout 1968, US Marine Corps units patrolled to the edge of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and manned combat outposts stretching from the Laotian border to the South China Sea in an effort to seal the demarcation line and prevent the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) from infiltrating large units into the south. As part of the post-Tet American counter-offensive, the 3rd Marine Division was preparing to attack NVA units staging along the DMZ when, on April 29, the 320th NVA Division was spotted less than four miles from the Marines' Dong Ha Combat Base. Brutal fighting soon developed in nearby Dai Do as the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, known as the Magnificent Bastards , struggled to eject NVA forces from this strategic hamlet located just two miles from the division's headquarters and main supply base. Aided by the Gimlets of the US Army Americal Division's 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry, who became embroiled in a bitter battle at neighbouring Nhi Ha, the Magnificent Bastards held their ground in a see-saw contest with the larger NVA force until they were relieved by the 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, on 3 May. Keith Nolan's gripping account of this nightmarish struggle, reminiscent of the horrific clashes along World War I's Western Front, is sure to become a classic in the annals of Vietnam War literature. Keith W. Nolan is acknowledged as the foremost chronicler of the Vietnam War. He is the author of ten other Vietnam War combat histories most recently House To House and Ripcord.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I was given an autographed copy of this book to read by a relative who noted that a very good family friend (Robert Mastrion)is featured in the first few chapters. He never spoke about Vietnam and his experiences there. Now I know why. Wow. A must read for Military History fans. It is a fast paced read and bloody well done.
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A must read for those interested in this war and its conduct by small units and individual soldiers. Nolan brings the soldier's pain, fear, suffering, shame, and valor right to your reading chair. In particular this reader was outraged by Nolan's description of the malfunctioning M16 rifle with which the U.S. government sent our young men into battle..a crime never adequately exposed or addressed. It accounted for the useless deaths of so many of our brave soldiers. You will not be able to put this book down...buy it! Read it!!
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Nolan has the gift of writing pictures. His ability, not just to put into words, but to do so with such fluidity, style, and accuracy put me back there as if I had never left. I read this and Operation Buffalo each twice and found in them the perfect tools I needed to finally speak of the war to my family.
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THIS BOOK IS NON-FICTION AT ITS BEST.
KEITH WILLIAM NOLAN HAS WRITTEN A FAST PACED ACCOUNT OF ONE OF THE BLOODIEST BATTLES OF THE VIET NAM WAR. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 1999
Very fast moving with non-stop action
This is one of the better military history books I've read and, quite possibly, the fastest moving with the most non-stop action. Read more
Published on 29 April 1998
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