"My brothers have my back" : inside the November 1969 battle on the Vietnamese DMZ /

In November 1969, what Time Magazine called the "largest battle of the year" took place less than two miles from the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone. Three companies of Task Force 1-61 met 2,000-3,000 North Vietnamese. American forces fought for two days, inflicting heavy casualties and suff...

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Главный автор: Pepi, Lou (Автор)
Формат: Licensed eBooks
Язык:английский
Опубликовано: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., [2018]
Online-ссылка:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1915879
Оглавление:
  • Cover; Table of Contents; Foreword by Sterling Eugene Kelly, Jr.; Preface; 1. Three Generations of Military Service; 2. The Train to Fort Dix; 3. Fort Dix, April to July 1968; 4. 52nd Ordnance Company, July 1968 to June 1969; 5. The Drawdown; 6. The First 100 Days; 7. The First 10 Days of November; 8. Overview of the November Battle; 9. Veterans' Day, 11 Nov 1969 (DAY 1); 10. 12 Nov 1969 (DAY 2) at the Jump CP; 11. 12 Nov 1969, Mission "Bald Eagle"; 12. 13 Nov 1969 (DAY 3); 13. Unfriendly Fire and Survivor's Guilt; 14. Going Home; 15. Utah Mesa and Bravo Company-18 Jun 1969
  • 16. Chris Martin and the Americal DivisionEpilogue; Afterword by Clyde "Bud" Wagner; Appendix A: What They Are Doing Today; Appendix B: Awards Index; Appendix C: Valorous Unit Citation; Appendix D: Glossary; Appendix E: Communication Logs, 11-13 Nov 1969; Appendix F: The "Rules" of Engagement; Chapter Notes; Index