The Battle at Ngok Tavak Allied Valor and Defeat in Vietnam |
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| Author:
| Davies, Bruce |
| Foreword by:
| Shulimson, Jack |
| Introduction by:
| Maxner, Stephen |
| Series title: | Modern Southeast Asia Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-89672-658-1 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2009 |
| Publisher: | Texas Tech University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $36.00 |
Book Description:
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In May 1968, in the western jungle of Vietnam near Laos, a Special Forces Company under the command of an Australian army captain, supported by a US Marine artillery detachment, occupied an old French fort on a hill known as Ngok Tavak. This title presents the story of one key battle - a microcosm of what went wrong in the war.
In May 1968, in the western jungle of Vietnam near Laos, a Special Forces Company under the command of an Australian army captain, supported by a US Marine artillery detachment, occupied an old French fort on a hill known as Ngok Tavak. This title presents the story of one key battle - a microcosm of what went wrong in the war.