{"product_id":"abandoned-in-hell-the-fight-for-vietnams-firebase-kate-9780451468093","title":"Abandoned in Hell: The Fight for Vietnam's Firebase Kate","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn astonishing memoir of military courage at a remote outpost during the Vietnam War \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A riveting, dead-true account in the tradition of \u003ci\u003eBlack Hawk Down\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWe Were Soldiers Once...and Young\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cb\u003e--Steven Pressfield, national bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lion's Gate \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn October 1969, William Albracht, the youngest Green Beret captain in Vietnam, took command of a remote hilltop outpost called Firebase Kate held by only 27 American soldiers and 156 Montagnard militiamen. At dawn the next morning, three North Vietnamese Army regiments--some six thousand men--crossed the Cambodian border and attacked. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Outnumbered three dozen to one, Albracht's men held off the assault but, after five days, Kate's defenders were out of ammo and water. Refusing to die or surrender, Albracht led his troops off the hill and on a daring night march through enemy lines. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eAbandoned in Hell\u003c\/i\u003e is an astonishing memoir of leadership, sacrifice, and brutal violence, a riveting journey into Vietnam's heart of darkness, and a compelling reminder of the transformational power of individual heroism. Not since \u003ci\u003eLone Survivor \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWe Were Soldiers Once...and Young\u003c\/i\u003e has there been such a gripping and authentic account of battlefield courage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eINCLUDES PHOTOS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Albracht,Marvin Wolf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dutton Caliber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451468093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Albracht\u003c\/b\u003e is a highly decorated Vietnam veteran and retired Secret Service agent, whose twenty-five-year White House career included the protection details of four American presidents and numerous foreign dignitaries. Upon retirement, Albracht managed executive security operations at the Ford Motor Company before returning to his hometown to open a security consulting business. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eMarvin J. Wolf\u003c\/b\u003e is a decorated Vietnam veteran and the author or coauthor of many nonfiction books, including \u003ci\u003eWhere White Men Fear to Tread\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBuddha's Child\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"William Albracht \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48363615060125,"sku":"9780451468093","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_ad5e14bd-17ce-4ee6-a89f-3e4cb84931a3.jpg?v=1780427579","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/abandoned-in-hell-the-fight-for-vietnams-firebase-kate-9780451468093","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}