From Library Journal
On an insignificant ridge pocked with bomb craters some nine miles west of Khe Sanh, the marines of Foxtrot Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment fought a furious nine-hour battle on May 28, 1968, against 500 North Vietnamese regulars. As a result, 13 marines were killed and 44 wounded, while the North Vietnamese lost over 230 men. The intensive, bloody fighting in the surrounding area went on for another three months, owing to the heavy concentration of NVA troops. Written in narrative form and drawing on personal interviews with survivors of the battle, Woodruff's book reads almost like an after-action report, showing the steps of the ensuing NVA assault and the defense the besieged marines took as the battle intensified. The constant assaults on the ridge and individual acts of heroism by the marines, against tall odds, are well depicted. Reminiscent of Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway's We Were Soldiers Once and Young, this account by a Foxtrot veteran and author (Unheralded Victory) will be added to the study and history of the war that caused America so much internal strife and loss of life. Recommended for military history collections.
Gerald R. Costa, Brooklyn P.L., NY
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Gerald R. Costa, Brooklyn P.L., NY
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
