Lions of Medina: The Marines of Charlie Company and Their Brotherhood of Valor Paperback - 2008
by Doyle D. Glass
'A stirring tribute to the valor ofMarines in Vietnam.' ( Nathaniel Fick, New York Timesbestselling author of One Bullet Away)
Thursday, October 12, 1967:
Marine Lance Corporal Kevin Cahill stepped onto atrail deep in the remote Hai Lang National Forest inSouth Vietnam. Following Cahill were the Marinesof Charlie Company, First Battalion, First Marines,First Marine Division. They would find hell on earthunder the jungle canopy. Ambushed, surrounded,outnumbered, out-gunned, and quickly running lowon ammunition, the marines of Operation Medinafought toe-to-toe with a ferocious, determinedopponent.
Based on extensive interviews with survivors ofOperation Medina, as well as with the friends andfamilies of the men who didn't make it back, Lionsof Medina takes readers through the tragedy andtriumphs of war, and into the heart of a close-knitgroup of warriors who fought, bled, and diedtogether, and the spirit of loyalty and camaraderiethat binds them to this day.
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Thursday, October 12, 1967:
Marine Lance Corporal Kevin Cahill stepped onto a trail deep in the remote Hai Lang National Forest in South Vietnam. Following Cahill were the Marines of Charlie Company, First Battalion, First Marines, First Marine Division. They would find hell on earth under the jungle canopy. Ambushed, surrounded, outnumbered, out-gunned, and quickly running low on ammunition, the marines of Operation Medina fought toe-to-toe with a ferocious, determined opponent.
Based on extensive interviews with survivors of Operation Medina, as well as with the friends and families of the men who didn?t make it back, Lions of Medina takes readers through the tragedy and triumphs of war, and into the heart of a close-knit group of warriors who fought, bled, and died together, and the spirit of loyalty and camaraderie that binds them to this day.
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- Title Lions of Medina: The Marines of Charlie Company and Their Brotherhood of Valor
- Author Doyle D. Glass
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 480
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Dutton Caliber, U.S.A.
- Date 2008-07-01
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780451224088 / 0451224086
- Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 1 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 2.54 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1960's
- Chronological Period: 1970's
- Cultural Region: Southeast Asian
- Dewey Decimal Code 959.704
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