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Blackhorse Riders: A Desperate Last Stand, an Extraordinary Rescue Mission, and the Vietnam Battle America Forgot
by
Philip Keith (Goodreads Author)
Finalist, 2013 Colby Award
Winner of the 2012 USABest Book Award for Military History
Philip Keith's Blackhorse Riders is the incredible true story of a brave military unit in Vietnam that risked everything to rescue an outnumbered troop under heavy fire—and the thirty-nine-year odyssey to recognize their bravery.
Deep in the jungles of Vietnam, Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 11t...more
Winner of the 2012 USABest Book Award for Military History
Philip Keith's Blackhorse Riders is the incredible true story of a brave military unit in Vietnam that risked everything to rescue an outnumbered troop under heavy fire—and the thirty-nine-year odyssey to recognize their bravery.
Deep in the jungles of Vietnam, Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 11t...more
Hardcover, 352 pages
Published
February 14th 2012
by St. Martin's Press
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“Black-Horse Riders” by Philip Keith, published by St. Martin’s Press.
Category – Military/Vietnam
This is an unbelievable story that should be read by everyone regardless of their feelings about the Vietnam War or any military action. This is a story of courage, bravery, and sacrifice that transcends any book I have read concerning a military action, both fiction and non-fiction. In fact, the book is so well written the reader will sometimes lose track that this actually happened.
An infantry unit...more
Category – Military/Vietnam
This is an unbelievable story that should be read by everyone regardless of their feelings about the Vietnam War or any military action. This is a story of courage, bravery, and sacrifice that transcends any book I have read concerning a military action, both fiction and non-fiction. In fact, the book is so well written the reader will sometimes lose track that this actually happened.
An infantry unit...more
Blackhorse Riders is an intense ride into the heart of a desperate rescue mission turned near-last stand. Philip Keith writes with extreme skill and realism, creating a true story that reads like a novel. The heroes in this book really come alive, as if you were sitting at a table listening to
them. The action is also intense and draws you in. One chapter I found especially interesting was where Keith breaks the experience of battle down into taste, sight, sound, smell, etc. My only complaint, an...more
them. The action is also intense and draws you in. One chapter I found especially interesting was where Keith breaks the experience of battle down into taste, sight, sound, smell, etc. My only complaint, an...more
Good, but not electric book.
The author details a day long firefight in which a lightly armored cavalry troop rides to the rescue of a pinned down infantry company in March of 1970. The most interesting portions of the book centered around how the armored cav fought in Vietnam. The descriptions and uses of the ACAV and M551 Sheridan were particularly interesting.
A good book - well worth the read.
The author details a day long firefight in which a lightly armored cavalry troop rides to the rescue of a pinned down infantry company in March of 1970. The most interesting portions of the book centered around how the armored cav fought in Vietnam. The descriptions and uses of the ACAV and M551 Sheridan were particularly interesting.
A good book - well worth the read.
Absolutely fantastic story and an easy read to boot. An intense focus on the men of Team Alpha makes for a rewarding experience for the reader both in hearing about the events of the "Anonymous Battle" but also the award, 40 years later, of the Presidential Unit Citation. The "Blackhorse" definitely adding to its lustered history.
I'm not one that enjoys war books or Vietnam stories, but this book had me from page one. Nonfiction that reads like a novel. A truly interesting and inspiring tale of a battle the world almost forgot.
Interesting story, that the author pieced together from first hand accounts, but seeing as how it isn't well known, it isn't well documented, and... the book's a little thin.
It is an easy read of a time left with many mixed emotions of young men doing what was asked. You can feel the angst and tension of close combat in a sweaty jungle.
Good book!
Good book!
Terrific account of a little know battle in Viet Nam and a heroic rescue led by Captain John Poindexter.
May 25, 2012
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Well documented -and you can smell the battle- a must read for war-history buffs.
This was an great story about a significant battle during the war in Vietnam.
Excellent account of desperate men in a desperate situation.
Well-written. I would make my usual request for more maps, but I was able to keep the battlefield in my head pretty well throughout.
Pretty accurate to actual conditions for much of the "Cav".
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Phil graduated from Harvard. During Vietnam Phil served with distinction as a Naval aviator; worked for 2 Fortune 500 firms; CEO for three technology companies. Phil teaches at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), is a columnist, a magazine feature writer, has published two fictional novels. Latest major work is "Blackhorse Riders," a non-fiction account of a battle and rescue in Vietnam, Mar...more
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