Con Thien : the Hill of Angels / James P. Coan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coan, James P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Vietnam--Con Thien Mountain Region.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American.

Con Thien Mountain Region (Vietnam)--History.

Con Thien Mountain Region (Vietnam).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A memoir/history of a much-beleaguered Marine outpost of the DMZ. Throughout much of 1967, a remote United States Marine firebase only two miles from the demilitarized zone (DMZ) captured the attention of the world's media. That artillery-scarred outpost was the linchpin of the so-called McNamara Line intended to deter incursions into South Vietnam by the North Vietnamese Army. As such, the fighting along this territory was particularly intense and bloody, and the body count rose daily. Con Thien combines James P. Coan's personal experiences with informatio

Contents:

Roots of conflict

Before the Americans came

The generals

McNamara's wall

The DMZ war unfolds

Nguyen of the North versus PFC Jones

Setting the stage

The bloody month of May

Battle for Con Thien

DMZ invasion

Summer in hell

Buffalo

Running the gauntlet

General offensive, phase I

The "Thundering Third"

Into the valley of death

The siege

3/9's turn in the barrel

Monsoon misery

Living in the "V" ring

The "Magnificent Bastards"

Kentucky

Winter battles : 1967-68

After Tet

Parting shots.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-350) and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-8103-1

OCLC:

187297123