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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. 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 fi...more
Yet the BLT 2/4 Marines defy the brutal onslaught. Pressing forward, America’s fi...more
Paperback, 448 pages
Published
November 27th 2007
by Presidio Press
(first published July 28th 1994)
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I could not get interested in this book.
Nov 28, 2009
'Aussie Rick'
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You cannot but praise this author for his honesty. The book tells the story of a joint USMC and US Army battle in the DMZ with brutal truth. The story is told, warts and all, and it made this book what it is.
I must say however that at times I felt the story got a bit disjointed and could have used more and better maps to assist the narrative but overall the author presents a decent and well researched account of this terrible battle.
If you like down to earth and in your face combat accounts th...more
Jan 11, 2008
Seth
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Kieth William Nolan is always reliable for super detailed action histories of American unit actions Vietnam. War nerd central.
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