- Gebundene Ausgabe: 224 Seiten
- Verlag: Vandamere Pr (Dezember 2002)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0918339588
- ISBN-13: 978-0918339584
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,1 x 15,7 x 2,8 cm
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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.
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Innacuracies and falsehood
29. Mai 2003
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Relative to 3 previous reviews focusing on Kevin "Canadian' Howell's statement on Pg. 29 I can only say the following; Whether or not he was a sniper with 3rd. Force is irrelevant to the content of this account of a fierce battle. I cannot or will not speculate as to why Canadian made this statement.
I fought in the hole (such as it was) next to the author.
Anyone who doubts either the veracity or factual narrative from those of us who were there is sorely mistaken. This book is an account of what happened THAT NIGHT and that night only!!
Mark's first book UNHERALDED VICTORY took years to write and was meticulously researched. The Foreword was written by the 32nd CMC
Ge. Jim Jones, our CO on the Ridge. Gen Jones, now Supreme Allied Commander, Europe(NATO) was also interviewed for "FOXTROT
RIDGE" and a final manuscript, before going to press was submitted for his approval.
The passage of time and the ferocity of this battle can dull memory, but I can assure everyone, and those of us who were there
will tell you that this is a great book.
I fought in the hole (such as it was) next to the author.
Anyone who doubts either the veracity or factual narrative from those of us who were there is sorely mistaken. This book is an account of what happened THAT NIGHT and that night only!!
Mark's first book UNHERALDED VICTORY took years to write and was meticulously researched. The Foreword was written by the 32nd CMC
Ge. Jim Jones, our CO on the Ridge. Gen Jones, now Supreme Allied Commander, Europe(NATO) was also interviewed for "FOXTROT
RIDGE" and a final manuscript, before going to press was submitted for his approval.
The passage of time and the ferocity of this battle can dull memory, but I can assure everyone, and those of us who were there
will tell you that this is a great book.
Mark Woodruff has composed a work that chronicles as accurately as humanly as possible a night that changed lives forever. 13 U.S.Marines are still dead. 44 of us still have a Purple Heart, and the families of over 230 North Vietnamese soldiers will never see their loved ones.
Great job, 'Ruff' and Semper Fi
Kevin
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FoxTrot Ridge
28. Mai 2003
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This book brought back alot of memories, good and bad. There were several incidents that I had forgotten but after reading the book it jogged my memory.
I think Mark Woodruff did an excellent job in putting this book together. Each word that I had said to Mark was put into print.
In the thirteen months that I was in Vietnam it will always be this one day that I remember.
Thanks, Mark for your dedication and esprit de corps.
I think Mark Woodruff did an excellent job in putting this book together. Each word that I had said to Mark was put into print.
In the thirteen months that I was in Vietnam it will always be this one day that I remember.
Thanks, Mark for your dedication and esprit de corps.
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I was also there
26. Mai 2003
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I read the book with personal interest. I was a member of 2nd plt fox co 2/3 on 28 May 1968. I was on the crows nest or the OP as some of us called it. The description of the general battle is accurate. Keep in mind that memories are not as fresh as they were 30 some years ago. Each in our own way contributed to the effort and attempted to keep our participation accurate. It is a excellent effort to record our time in vietnam and one of the many battles. Mark tells the truth as relayed to him from the survivors memories.
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