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Hill 488 [ Hildreth, Ray ] Used - Very Good
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780743466431
- Book Title
- Hill 488
- Publisher
- Pocket Books
- Item Length
- 6.8 in
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Format
- Mass Market
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Military / General, Military / Vietnam War, Military / United States
- Item Weight
- 7.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 4.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
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For some, Hill 488 was just another landmark in the jungles of Vietnam. For the eighteen men of Charlie Company, it was a last stand. This is the stirring combat memoir written by Ray Hildreth, one of the unit's survivors.On June 13, 1966, men of the 1st Recon Battalion, 1st Marine Division were stationed on Hill 488. Before the week was over, they would fight the battle that would make them the most highly decorated small unit in the entire history of the U.S. military, winning a Congressional Medal of Honor, four Navy Crosses, thirteen Silver Stars, and eighteen Purple Hearts -- some of them posthumously.During the early evening of June 15, a battalion of hardened North Vietnamese regulars and Viet Cong -- outnumbering the Americans 25-to-1 -- threw everything they had at the sixteen Marines and two Navy corpsmen for the rest of that terror-filled night. Every man who held the hill was either killed or wounded defending the ground with unbelievable courage and unflagging determination -- even as reinforcements were on the way.All they had to do was make it until dawn....
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pocket Books
ISBN-10
0743466438
ISBN-13
9780743466431
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2468986
Product Key Features
Book Title
Hill 488
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Military / General, Military / Vietnam War, Military / United States
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Format
Mass Market
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
7.9 Oz
Item Length
6.8 in
Item Width
4.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
0
Lccn
2004-270232
Lc Classification Number
Ds557.8.N85h55 2003
Copyright Date
2003
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