The bridge at Dong Ha /
Miller, John Grider, 1935-2009.
The bridge at Dong Ha / John Grider Miller ; illustrations by Charles Waterhouse. - Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, 1996. - 1 online resource (xii, 186 pages) : illustrations, map - Bluejacket books . - Bluejacket books. .
In his desperate attempt to blow up the bridge at Dong Ha and keep some 30,000 men and 200 tanks at bay, Ripley endured three hours of direct fire to rig some 500 pounds of explosives. Such a story of raw courage and personal resolve is rarely encountered.
1612511570 9781612511573
842E0A7B-3BB2-4CD7-892B-FFE51287C64F OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Ripley, John Walter, 1939-
United States. Marine Corps --Biography.
United States. Marine Corps --History--Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
United States. Marine Corps
1961-1975
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American.
HISTORY--Asia--Southeast Asia.
Personal narratives
Biographies
History
Personal narratives--American
Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Biographies.
DS557.8.D66 / M62
The bridge at Dong Ha / John Grider Miller ; illustrations by Charles Waterhouse. - Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, 1996. - 1 online resource (xii, 186 pages) : illustrations, map - Bluejacket books . - Bluejacket books. .
In his desperate attempt to blow up the bridge at Dong Ha and keep some 30,000 men and 200 tanks at bay, Ripley endured three hours of direct fire to rig some 500 pounds of explosives. Such a story of raw courage and personal resolve is rarely encountered.
1612511570 9781612511573
842E0A7B-3BB2-4CD7-892B-FFE51287C64F OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Ripley, John Walter, 1939-
United States. Marine Corps --Biography.
United States. Marine Corps --History--Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
United States. Marine Corps
1961-1975
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American.
HISTORY--Asia--Southeast Asia.
Personal narratives
Biographies
History
Personal narratives--American
Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Biographies.
DS557.8.D66 / M62