Title:
Blackhorse riders : a desperate last stand, an extraordinary rescue mission, and the Vietnam battle America forgot / Philip Keith.
ISBN:
9780312681920
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : St. Martin's Press, [2012]
©2012
Physical Description:
xviii, 331 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Contents:
Alpha Troop: men of iron, steeds of steel -- Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Calvalry -- Company C, 2nd Battalion, 8th Calvalry -- "Humping jungle" -- One bad round can ruin your whole day... -- Firestorm -- Big brother is watching -- "Saddle up" -- Tough choices -- "Busting jungle" -- Angel of mercy -- Encouraging words -- Breakthrough -- "Commence fire!" -- Slugfest -- The high water mark -- "And that's all she wrote..." -- Battle of the senses -- Recall -- Appendix 1: Text of Presidential Obama's speech on October 20, 2009 -- Appendix 2: The Blackhorse Regiment, the 11th Armored Cavalry -- Appendix 3: The M-551 sheridan tank -- Appendix 4: The M-113 Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicle (ACAV).
Summary:
Documents the daring March 1970 campaign by the Blackhorse Regiment to rescue an infantry unit that was surrounded and outnumbered by Northern Vietnamese forces, and describes the thirty-year effort to formally commend their bravery.
OCLC Number:
ocn740628647
Availability:
Hastings - Pleasant Hill~1
