Blood in the Hills - The Story of Khe Sanh, the Most Savage Fight of the Vietnam War

A soldier¿s eye view of Vietnam¿s fiercest close-quarters battle upon its 50th anniversary

Khe Sanh¿s Hill Fights of 1967¿as experienced by co-author Bobby Maras and told in this hour-by-hour, day-by-day account¿were carnage on the ground, much of it hand-to-hand fighting in the dark. Thanks to the brave Marines of the 9th and 3rd, Khe Sanh survived the first concentrated attack by the North Vietnamese to invade the South. After the Hill Fights, American forces pulled back and held out against constant enemy shelling and frequent attacks until the siege was broken. Combining Maras¿ personal experiences with the war¿s bigger picture, Blood in the Hills honors the heroic actions of our soldiers and shows how Khe Sanh was microcosm of the entire Vietnam War.

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By Robert Maras and Charles W. Sasser

Summary

A soldier's eye view of Vietnam's fiercest close-quarters battle.

Additional text

Honest. Gritty. Intense. BLOOD IN THE HILLS illuminates the raw experience that Marines endured at Khe Sanh in 1967. In the telling of Maras’ story, we can come closer to understanding the sacrifice so many made on our behalf.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Maras, Robert Sasser Maras, Maras Robert, Charles W. Sasser, Sasser Charles W.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9781493049967
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-4996-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Vietnam, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, American History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, Cold War, world history, Military, c 1960 to c 1970, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Tim O'Brien, Asian History, c 1960 to c 1969, Battles & campaigns, Modern warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Vietnam War, Battles and campaigns, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, khe sanh, the things they carried, mai lai, echo company, tim o'brian, china beach