The Magnificent Bastards: The Joint Army-Marine Defense of Dong Ha, 1968 by Nolan, Keith

The Magnificent Bastards: The Joint Army-Marine Defense of Dong Ha, 1968

On April 29, 1968, the North Vietnamese Army is spotted less than four miles from the U.S....
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Author: Keith Nolan
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The Magnificent Bastards: The Joint Army-Marine Defense of Dong Ha, 1968 by Nolan, Keith

The Magnificent Bastards: The Joint Army-Marine Defense of Dong Ha, 1968

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The Magnificent Bastards: The Joint Army-Marine Defense of Dong Ha, 1968

CHF 14.10
Author: Keith Nolan
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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.)

Author: Keith Nolan
Publisher: Presidio Press
Published: 11/27/2007
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 6.96h x 4.26w x 0.98d
ISBN: 9780891418610

About the Author
Keith Nolan is acknowledged as the foremost chronicler of the Vietnam War. He is the author of many Vietnam War combat histories, including Battle for Hue: Tet 1968; The Battle for Saigon: Tet 1968; Death Valley: The Summer Offensive, I Corps, August 1969; Ripcord: Screaming Eagles Under Siege, Vietnam 1970, and House to House: Playing the Enemy's Game in Saigon, May 1968. Nolan lives near St. Louis, Missouri.

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