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Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: In Black Hawk Down, the fight went on for a day. In We Were Soldiers Once & Young, the fighting lasted three days. In The Village, one Marine squad fought for 495 days — half of them died. Few American battles have been so extended, savage and personal. A handful of Americans volunteered to live among six thousand Vietnamese, training farmers to defend their village. Such "Combined Action Platoons" (CAPs) are now a lost footnote about how the war could have been fought; only the villagers remain to bear witness. This is the story of fifteen resolute young Americans matched against two hundred Viet Cong; how a CAP lived, fought and died. And why the villagers remember them to this day. Synopsis:In 1966, 15 United States Marines entered the tiny village of Binh Nghia, Vietnam, to secure and clear the surrounding jungle of the enemy. The villagers themselves aided the Marines in their fight against the Viet Cong. Here, an unbreakable bond was forged between the Americans who fought for Vietnam and the villagers who matched their devotion and determination.
Synopsis:In Black Hawk Down, the fight went on for a day. In We Were Soldiers Once and Young, the fighting lasted three days. In The Village, one Marine squad fought for 495 days — half of them died. Few American battles have been so extended, savage and personal. A handful of Americans volunteered to live among six thousand Vietnamese, training farmers to defend their village. Such "Combined Action Platoons" (CAPs) are now a lost footnote about how the war could have been fought; only the villagers remain to bear witness. This is the story of fifteen resolute young Americans matched against two hundred Viet Cong; how a CAP lived, fought and died. And why the villagers remember them to this day. About the AuthorFrancis J. "Bing" West served in Vietnam as a Marine infantry officer, and later as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Dean of Research at the Naval War College, an analyst at the RAND Corporation, and a lead CNN commentator during Desert Storm. He is currently president of the GAMA Corporation. A frequent contributor to defense journals, West is also the author of Small Unit Action in Vietnam, and Naval Forces and National Security. His new novel, The Pepperdogs, is available from Simon & Schuster. Visit his Web site at www.westwrite.com Table of ContentsContents
Foreword by James R. Schlesinger,Former Secretary of Defense Author's Preface Book I The Setting Book II Night Patrols Book III Defeat Book IV "Work Very Hard — Never Look Tired" Book V The Challenge Book VI Acceptance Epilogue: 1967 1968 196970 1971 2002 What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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