Death Valley: The Summer Offensive, I Corps, August 1969

Keith William Nolan

ISBN 10: 089141665X / ISBN 13: 9780891416654

Published by Dell, 1999

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G089141665XI5N00

Synopsis:

In the summer of 1969, in the mountains and valleys to the southwest of Da Nang, American troops fought a determined but costly series of actions against units of the regular North Vietnamese Army. The battles, the first since the announcement of the American withdrawal from Vietnam, were a watershed in American involvement in the country and took place in an atmosphere of increasing resentment - both at home, in the world's media and amongst many of the serving soldiers - against a war that was perceived to be going from bad to worse. This probing analysis of the fighting, and the background to the fighting, addresses the wider political and social issues but reserves particular emphasis for the bitter and prolonged fighting by the war-weary but determined men of the 7th Marine Regiment and the 196th Brigade, against the increasingly confident troops of the 2nd Division of the North Vietnamese Army.

About the Author: Keith William Nolan is one of the foremost historians on the Vietnam War and the author of the highly-regarded Battle for Hue, The Magnificent Bastards, Into Cambodia and, with Dwight W. Birdwell, A Hundred Miles of Bad Road.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Death Valley: The Summer Offensive, I Corps,...
Publisher: Dell
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket