Night of the Silver Stars: The Battle of Lang Vei
by Phillips, William R
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Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1997. 1st edition. Nice Copy. octavo. dust jacket xv + 179pp., b/w plates, plans, notes, bibliog., index, ÔDuring the night of 6-7 February, 1968, 2 dozen US green berets and several hundred indigenous soldiers held off a numerically superior force of North Vietnamese tanks and infantry in a fine example of collective bravery, & endurance. The Battle of Lang Vei produced 19 Silver Stars, a Distinguished Service Cross and a Congressional Medal of Honor. Making use of personal interviews with survivors, & recently uncovered oral histories.Õ Interesting read which leaves one with a deep appreciation & admiration for the courage & determination of the NVA
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- Title
- Night of the Silver Stars: The Battle of Lang Vei
- Author
- Phillips, William R
- Book Condition
- Used - Nice Copy
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Place of Publication
- Annapolis
- Date Published
- 1997
- Size
- octavo
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