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PublisherGrand Central Publishing

ISBN-100306823721

ISBN-139780306823725

eBay Product ID (ePID)202800693

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Book TitleLast Stand at Khe Sanh : the U. S. Marines' Finest Hour in Vietnam

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2015

TopicAsia / Southeast Asia, United States / 20th Century, Military / Vietnam War, Military / United States

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorGregg Jones

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight20 oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Jones spins his tale so deftly and effectively that he draws you immediately into the battle-so much so that you become fully engaged...the result of Jones' efforts is a classic that echoes the passion of Erich Maria Remarque's World War I novel, All Quiet on the Western Front ; Leon Uris' Battle Cry , a World War II classic; and the intensity of the 1992 book about the Vietnam War We Were Soldiers Once ...and Young by Lieutenant General Harold G. Moore, US Army (Ret) and war journalist Joseph L Galloway."-- Leatherneck Magazine, "A book panoramic in scope yet heart-wrenchingly personal....Jones, drawing extensively on interviews conducted with veterans of the battle, poignantly re-creates the miserable, subterranean hell in which the Marines fought and died... Last Stand at Khe Sahn is a tribute to those who served-and suffered-in the siege."-- Vietnam Magazine, Praise for Last Stand at Khe Sanh "A powerful and moving reminder of incomparable courage and extreme heroism." —Alex Kershaw , author of The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter The story about a long-abandoned fire base where too many died, which makes it a story worth remembering." — Kirkus Reviews "The long siege at Khe Sanh was one of the true horrors of the Vietnam War, and Gregg Jones gives it to us in all of its bloody, often hopeless, and heroic detail." —S.C. Gwynne , author of Empire of the Summer Moon and Rebel Yell Jones fuses the panoramic with the visceral boots-on-the-ground view, creating an unparalleled and highly readable narrative of Khe Sanh." —Patrick K. O'Donnell , bestselling author of Dog Company Brings to life one of the greatest battles in modern American military history.… Vivid detail and powerful writing." —Jonathan Eig , bestselling author of Luckiest Man "[An] engrossing book" — Dallas Morning News "Jones spins his tale so deftly and effectively that he draws you immediately into the battle.... A classic!" — Leatherneck Winner of the Marine Corps Heritage Center's General Wallace M. Greene, Jr. Award Vietnam , April 2015 A book panoramic in scope yet heart-wrenchingly personal… Jones, drawing extensively on interviews conducted with veterans of the battle, poignantly re-creates the miserable, subterranean hell in which the Marines fought and died…. Last Stand at Khe Sahn is a tribute to those who served—and suffered—in the siege." Military Review , February 2015 [The author] wanted to see the battle through the eyes of those young Americans who fought at Khe Sahn. The reader will quickly discover that it is the achievement of the latter goal that this book excels. Jones has done an incredible job gathering the firsthand accounts from those who served and weaving them into a seamless narrative that flows across both time and space.", "This is a book about what it is like to fight desperately, often at night, for your own survival. The long siege at Khe Sanh was one of the true horrors of the Vietnam War, and Gregg Jones gives it to us in all of its bloody, often hopeless, and heroic detail. Based largely on interviews with the Marines who were there, Last Stand at Khe Sanh stands as a remarkable record of what they did." --S. C. Gwynne , author of Empire of the Summer Moon and Rebel Yell "Gregg Jones captures with compelling detail and riveting prose the human drama of the US Marines' stand at Khe Sanh, one of the bloodiest, and still most controversial, of Vietnam War battles." --George Herring , Alumni Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Kentucky and author of America's Longest War: The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975 Publishers Weekly, 4/21/2014 "This informative account serves as a testament to those who 'heeded the call of their duly constituted leaders' and 'went to Vietnam with the best of intentions,' earning 'a place of honor in American history.'" Kirkus, 4/15/2014 "An acclaimed journalist recounts the hell that was the siege of Khe Sanh...[A] story about a long-abandoned fire base where too many died, which makes it a story worth remembering.", An acclaimed journalist recounts the hell that was the siege of Khe Sanh.… A story worth remembering."-- Kirkus Reviews Jones fuses the panoramic with the visceral boots-on-the-ground view, creating an unparalleled and highly readable narrative of Khe Sanh."--Patrick K. O'Donnell, bestselling author of Dog Company Brings to life one of the greatest battles in modern American military history.… Vivid detail and powerful writing."--Jonathan Eig, bestselling author of Luckiest Man, Advance Praise for Last Stand at Khe Sanh " Last Stand at Khe Sanh brilliantly captures the pathos of the battle and the élan of the men defending one of Vietnam's most recognizable combat bases. Gregg Jones fuses the panoramic with the visceral boots-on-the-ground view, creating an unparalleled and highly readable narrative of Khe Sanh." --Patrick K. O'Donnell , bestselling author of Dog Company: The Boys of Pointe Du Hoc " Last Stand at Khe Sanh is an enthralling tale of American courage and heroism. Gregg Jones brings to life one of the greatest battles in modern American military history, telling the story in such vivid detail and with such powerful writing that you'll find yourself wondering as you read how you would have responded to the horrific conditions faced by these soldiers. Stories of military valor from Vietnam are often overlooked, but this is a book you will always remember." --Jonathan Eig , bestselling author of Luckiest Man and Opening Day " Last Stand at Khe Sanh is a powerful and moving reminder of incomparable courage and extreme heroism in the Vietnam War." --Alex Kershaw , author of the bestselling The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter, Washington Independent Review of Books, 4/28/14 "Jones recounts the battle with the naked honesty of the combatants who told him their stories...a commanding history, so detailed it reads in places like a novel...his cool, matter-of-fact approach makes the horror of the battlefield searing." Dallas Morning News , 5/18/14 "[Jones] skillfully draws the reader close to individual Maries at the Khe Sanh...[An] engrossing book...Jones, however, takes readers an important step further after Khe Sanh is saved and abandoned...In a moving epilogue, readers meet up again with several defenders and learn how their battle experiences shaped their lives moving forward." San Francisco Books & Travel , July 2014 "Gregg Jones in Last Stand at Khe Sanh has thoroughly researched the 77-day siege, and his descriptions of the day-to-day trauma for 6,000 grunts on the ground at Khe Sanh stands in stark contrast to his portraits of the headquarters folks in Saigon, Da Nang and Washington...The vivid contrast is superbly drawn.", "Panoramic in scope yet heart-wrenchingly personal...Jones poignantly re-creates the miserable, subterranean hell in which the Marines fought and died, determined to outlast the North Vietnamese...A moving tribute to the men who served-and suffered-in the siege." -- Vietnam Magazine, Praise for Last Stand at Khe Sanh "A powerful and moving reminder of incomparable courage and extreme heroism." --Alex Kershaw , author of The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter "The story about a long-abandoned fire base where too many died, which makes it a story worth remembering." -- Kirkus Reviews "The long siege at Khe Sanh was one of the true horrors of the Vietnam War, and Gregg Jones gives it to us in all of its bloody, often hopeless, and heroic detail." --S.C. Gwynne , author of Empire of the Summer Moon and Rebel Yell "Jones fuses the panoramic with the visceral boots-on-the-ground view, creating an unparalleled and highly readable narrative of Khe Sanh." --Patrick K. O'Donnell , bestselling author of Dog Company "Brings to life one of the greatest battles in modern American military history.... Vivid detail and powerful writing." --Jonathan Eig , bestselling author of Luckiest Man "[An] engrossing book" -- Dallas Morning News "Jones spins his tale so deftly and effectively that he draws you immediately into the battle.... A classic!" -- Leatherneck Winner of the Marine Corps Heritage Center's General Wallace M. Greene, Jr. Award, Advance Praise for Last Stand at Khe Sanh " Last Stand at Khe Sanh brilliantly captures the pathos of the battle and the _lan of the men defending one of Vietnam's most recognizable combat bases. Gregg Jones fuses the panoramic with the visceral boots-on-the-ground view, creating an unparalleled and highly readable narrative of Khe Sanh." --Patrick K. O'Donnell , bestselling author of Dog Company: The Boys of Pointe Du Hoc " Last Stand at Khe Sanh is an enthralling tale of American courage and heroism. Gregg Jones brings to life one of the greatest battles in modern American military history, telling the story in such vivid detail and with such powerful writing that you'll find yourself wondering as you read how you would have responded to the horrific conditions faced by these soldiers. Stories of military valor from Vietnam are often overlooked, but this is a book you will always remember." --Jonathan Eig , bestselling author of Luckiest Man and Opening Day " Last Stand at Khe Sanh is a powerful and moving reminder of incomparable courage and extreme heroism in the Vietnam War." --Alex Kershaw , author of the bestselling The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter, "In Jones' recounting of the 77-day siege, we see the battle from the trenches and the bunkers mostly through the eyes of the grunts on the ground."-- New York Post, Praise for Last Stand at Khe Sanh "A powerful and moving reminder of incomparable courage and extreme heroism." --Alex Kershaw , author of The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter "The story about a long-abandoned fire base where too many died, which makes it a story worth remembering." -- Kirkus Reviews "The long siege at Khe Sanh was one of the true horrors of the Vietnam War, and Gregg Jones gives it to us in all of its bloody, often hopeless, and heroic detail." --S.C. Gwynne , author of Empire of the Summer Moon and Rebel Yell "Jones fuses the panoramic with the visceral boots-on-the-ground view, creating an unparalleled and highly readable narrative of Khe Sanh." --Patrick K. O'Donnell , bestselling author of Dog Company "Brings to life one of the greatest battles in modern American military history.... Vivid detail and powerful writing." --Jonathan Eig , bestselling author of Luckiest Man "[An] engrossing book" -- Dallas Morning News "Jones spins his tale so deftly and effectively that he draws you immediately into the battle.... A classic!" -- Leatherneck Winner of the Marine Corps Heritage Center's General Wallace M. Greene, Jr. Award Vietnam , April 2015 "A book panoramic in scope yet heart-wrenchingly personal... Jones, drawing extensively on interviews conducted with veterans of the battle, poignantly re-creates the miserable, subterranean hell in which the Marines fought and died.... Last Stand at Khe Sahn is a tribute to those who served--and suffered--in the siege." Military Review , February 2015 "[The author] wanted to see the battle through the eyes of those young Americans who fought at Khe Sahn. The reader will quickly discover that it is the achievement of the latter goal that this book excels. Jones has done an incredible job gathering the firsthand accounts from those who served and weaving them into a seamless narrative that flows across both time and space.", "Jones provides great insight into the men who fought and shed blood in the hallowed grounds surrounding Khe Sanh...An excellent book."-- Collected Miscellany, Praise for Last Stand at Khe Sanh "A powerful and moving reminder of incomparable courage and extreme heroism." --Alex Kershaw , author of The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter "The story about a long-abandoned fire base where too many died, which makes it a story worth remembering." -- Kirkus Reviews "The long siege at Khe Sanh was one of the true horrors of the Vietnam War, and Gregg Jones gives it to us in all of its bloody, often hopeless, and heroic detail." --S.C. Gwynne , author of Empire of the Summer Moon and Rebel Yell "Jones fuses the panoramic with the visceral boots-on-the-ground view, creating an unparalleled and highly readable narrative of Khe Sanh." --Patrick K. O'Donnell , bestselling author of Dog Company "Brings to life one of the greatest battles in modern American military history.... Vivid detail and powerful writing." --Jonathan Eig , bestselling author of Luckiest Man "[An] engrossing book" -- Dallas Morning News "Jones spins his tale so deftly and effectively that he draws you immediately into the battle.... A classic!" -- Leatherneck Winner of the Marine Corps Heritage Center's General Wallace M. Greene, Jr. Award Vietnam , April 2015 "A book panoramic in scope yet heart-wrenchingly personal... Jones, drawing extensively on interviews conducted with veterans of the battle, poignantly re-creates the miserable, subterranean hell in which the Marines fought and died.... Last Stand at Khe Sahn is a tribute to those who served--and suffered--in the siege." Military Review , February 2015 "[The author] wanted to see the battle through the eyes of those young Americans who fought at Khe Sahn. The reader will quickly discover that it is the achievement of the latter goal that this book excels. Jones has done an incredible job gathering the firsthand accounts from those who served and weaving them into a seamless narrative that flows across both time and space." Collected Miscellany, 9/19/16 "Jones provides great insight into the men who fought and shed blood in the hallowed grounds surrounding Khe Sanh...An excellent book.", "[Jones] skillfully draws the reader close to individual Marines at Khe Sanh...engrossing book...Jones, however, takes readers an important step further after Khe Sanh is saved and abandoned...in a moving epilogue, readers meet up again with several defenders and learn how their battle experiences shaped their lives moving forward."-- Dallas Morning News, "A paean to the Vietnam-era Marine Corps...Jones's gripping description of the vicious combat around Khe Sanh reminds Americans of what they require of their soldiers-men, women, straight, gay, transgender, et al.-in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, (and soon Korea?). Thus, it merits careful reading and serious reflection."-- Michigan War Studies Review, "A commanding history of the longest battle of the Vietnam War presents the questions that history cannot answer.... In Last Stand at Khe Sanh , Gregg Jones recounts the battle with the naked honesty of the combatants who told him their stories. He interviewed ninety men who fought at Khe Sanh and scoured all other sources-books, reports, official records, films, recorded testimony-to produce a commanding history, so detailed it reads in places like a novel...But Jones is a journalist (he was eight years old when the battle took place) and true to his calling: his own writing, as distinct from the men he quotes, is from beginning to end devoid of emotional language...His cool, matter-of-fact approach makes the horror of the battlefield searing."-- Washington Independent Review of Books

Dewey Decimal959.704342

SynopsisThe riveting story of the heroic three-month defense of Khe Sanh by 6,000 Marines--an epic confrontation at a pivotal moment in America's war in Vietnam Last Stand at Khe Sanh is a vivid, fast-paced account of the dramatic 1968 confrontation, when 6,000 US Marines held off 30,000 North Vietnamese Army regulars at a remote mountain stronghold. Based on extensive archival research and more than 100 interviews with participants, author Gregg Jones captures the courage and camaraderie of the defenders and delivers the fullest account yet of this epic battle., In a remote mountain stronghold in 1968, six thousand US Marines awoke one January morning to find themselves surrounded by 20,000 enemy troops. Their only road to the coast was cut, and bad weather and enemy fire threatened their fragile air lifeline. The siege of Khe Sanh-the Vietnam War's epic confrontation-was under way. For seventy-seven days, the Marines and a contingent of US Army Special Forces endured artillery barrages, sniper fire, ground assaults, and ambushes. Air Force, Marine, and Navy pilots braved perilous flying conditions to deliver supplies, evacuate casualties, and stem the North Vietnamese Army's onslaught. As President Lyndon B. Johnson weighed the use of tactical nuclear weapons, Americans watched the shocking drama unfold on nightly newscasts. Through it all, the bloodied defenders of Khe Sanh held firm and prepared for an Alamo-like last stand. Now, Gregg Jones takes readers into the trenches and bunkers at Khe Sanh to tell the story of this extraordinary moment in American history. Last Stand at Khe Sanh captures the exceptional courage and brotherhood that sustained the American fighting men throughout the ordeal. It brings to life an unforgettable cast of characters-young high school dropouts and rootless rebels in search of John Wayne glory; grizzled Korean War veterans; daredevil pilots; gritty platoon leaders and company commanders; and courageous Navy surgeons who volunteered to serve in combat with the storied Marines. Drawing on in-depth interviews with siege survivors, thousands of pages of archival documents, and scores of oral history accounts, Gregg Jones delivers a poignant and heart-pounding narrative worthy of the heroic defense of Khe Sanh., Last Stand at Khe Sanh is a vivid, fast-paced account of the dramatic 1968 confrontation, when 6,000 US Marines held off 30,000 North Vietnamese Army regulars at a remote mountain stronghold. Based on extensive archival research and more than 100 interviews with participants, author Gregg Jones captures the courage and camaraderie of the defenders and delivers the fullest account yet of this epic battle.

LC Classification NumberDS557.8.K5