Dak To
America's Sky Soldiers in South Vietnam's Central Highlands
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4.3 • 32개의 평가
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- US$6.99
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“Excellent . . . honest and realistic . . . Edward Murphy’s meticulous research is unflawed and his writing style is novel-like.”—San Antonio Express-News
“A no-holds barred account . . . highly recommended.”—Military magazine
In June 1967, General William Westmoreland sent the 173d Airborne Brigade to Dak To, a mountainous region in the deadly Central Highlands. Here the 173d found itself locked in mortal combat, facing tremendous odds against a professional, well-trained enemy hidden under triple-canopy jungle and deeply entrenched in fortified positions, bunkers, and tunnels.
Edward F. Murray captures the conflict in all its horror and heroism in this graphic account drawn from letters, diaries, official reports, and interviews with more than eighty veterans of the campaign. Outmanned, exhausted, often cut off from supplies and communication, America’s “Sky Soldiers” battled back with incredible valor to rout the NVA in some of the fiercest combat of the entire Vietnam War.
“Fast-paced . . . an impressive immediacy.”—Publishers Weekly
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Excellent
Great historical read about the hill fights around Dak To by the elite airborne troops. Amazing acts of courage were commonplace, and these guys never gave up no matter the odds. Really incredible!
Sky Soldiers
A great book on the difficulties and horrors of fighting in the jungles of South Vietnam.
Highly Recommended!
Interesting Subject
The book was okay. While reading it, I had the Virtual Wall website of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial up and clicked on the names of KIAs as I read about them in the book. I found a discrepancy: I could not find a Robert Crabtree, West Point class of 1964, 4/503, KIA on 18 November 1967 on the Virtual Wall. However, I did find a Michael Andrew Crabtree, West Point class of 1962, 4/503, KIA 18 November 1967. Crabtree wasn’t the only name discrepancy found between the book and the Virtual Wall. Unfortunately, I didn’t make a notation for future reference in my review but I believe there was at least one other name, possibly two, where the book and the Virtual Wall do not match. Regardless, the subject of the battles of Dak To are interesting and the book over all is not bad.
Richard
armedsavage.org
Son of a two tour Vietnam veteran
21 July 2021