Road of 10,000 Pains: The Destruction of the 2nd NVA Division by the US Marines - Hardcover

Lehrack, Otto J.

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ISBN 10: 0760338019 ISBN 13: 9780760338018

Verlag: Zenith Press, 2010

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“Oh, yes,” a retired NVA officer matter-of-factly declared to former U.S. Marine Otto J. Lehrack. “In the Que Son Valley in 1967, we killed more Americans than at any time or place during the war.” Road of 10,000 Pains, which takes its name from The Iliad, is an epic oral history of Vietnam's bloodiest campaign, fought for seven months in a series of battles, most within four miles of each other, along Route 534. In October 1967, orders came down to the 2nd North Vietnamese Army Division commanding them to join with local Viet Cong units and seize the city of Da Nang in the coming Tet Offensive. When the time came, the division was so battered from its seven-month campaign in the Que Son Valley that it failed to carry out its mission. Only one platoon was to make it inside the city limits of Da Nang. Had it not been for the violent struggles in the valley, Da Nang may have suffered the same fate as the city of Hue.

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The first comprehensive oral history of the bloodiest campaign in Vietnam.

The first and only accurate description of Foxtrot Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine’s combat operation on 21 April 1967 . . . vividly captures the intensity and close combat during the initial fight.

—Maj. Gen. (ret.) Gene Deegan, CO, F/2/1

Breaks new ground about the high-intensity ground combat in I Corps.

—Charles D. Melson, chief historian, USMC

A first-class contribution to Vietnam literature by someone who appreciates combat from the ground level.

—Dr. Alexander S. Cochran, Vietnam veteran and historian

A testament to those Marines who courageously committed themselves to one another and to the Que Son Valley.

—Maj. Gen. (ret.) John H. Admire, former commanding general, 1st Marine Division

“Oh, yes,” a retired NVA officer matter-of-factly told formerU.S. Marine Otto J. Lehrack. “In the Que SonValley in 1967, we killed more Americans than at any time or place during the war.”

Road of 10,000 Pains, which takes its title from a translation ofThe Iliad, is itself an epic oral history of war. The battles fought within four miles of Route 534 in Vietnam over seven months in 1967 are described in dramatic interviews with more than ninety U.S. Marines who were there. The action in the Que Son Valley was so intense that many of the men on the ground were unaware of the nearby route that connected these events until now. Their heroic struggles were destined to be lost on the scrap heap of history, but thankfully,Road of 10,000 Pains makes up for lost time by finally honoring these men. Their words will resonate forever with veterans and the public alike. Here, finally, is the authoritative account of the sacrifices, hardships,

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• Verlag: Zenith Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0760338019
• ISBN 13: 9780760338018
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 320