03119cam a2200481 a 4500 ocm29752876 OCoLC 20241127120326.0 940111s1994 cauabf b 001 0 eng 94000287 GB9537249 bnb 0891414851 9780891414858 9780891418610 089141861X AU@ 000010726359 GEBAY 2265228 NLGGC 114601941 NZ1 4503494 YDXCP 993497 (OCoLC)29752876 (OCoLC)60233694 eng GAFCSC LIBRARY a-vt--- n-us--- DS558.4 N71 Nolan, Keith William, 1964- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtX3CPywGbXRKM4vw63Qq The magnificent bastards : the joint Army-Marine defense of Dong Ha, 1968 / Keith William Nolan. Novato, CA : Presidio, 1994. xii, 380 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm text txt rdacontent Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-371) and index. Scrub brush and sand dunes -- Piecemealed -- Fixed bayonets -- The second wave -- Magnificent bastards -- Nhi Ha. "On April 29, 1968, the North Vietnamese Army is spotted less than four miles from the U.S. Marines' Dong Ha Combat Base. Intense fighting develops in nearby Dai Do as the 2d Battalion, 4th Marines, known as "the Magnificent Bastards," struggles to eject NVA forces from this strategic position. Yet the BLT 2/4 Marines defy the brutal onslaught. Pressing forward, America's finest warriors rout the NVA from their fortress-hamlets'often in deadly hand-to-hand combat. At the end of two weeks of desperate, grinding battles, the Marines and the infantry battalion supporting them are torn to shreds. But against all odds, they beat back their savage adversary. The Magnificent Bastards captures that gripping conflict in all its horror, hell, and heroism. "Superb ... among the best writing on the Vietnam War ... Nolan has skillfully woven operational records and oral history into a fascinating narrative that puts the reader in the thick of the action." 'Jon T. Hoffman, author of Chesty "Real and gripping ... combat with all the warts on." Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak, USMC (Ret.)"--The paperback edition. United States. Marine Corps. Marine Regiment, 4th. Battalion, 2nd History. fast (OCoLC)fst01431664 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9HVwcPb3whDTtrg7b 1961-1975 fast Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Regimental histories United States. Military campaigns. fast (OCoLC)fst01710190 Regimental histories. fast (OCoLC)fst01354209 History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628 Online version: Nolan, Keith William, 1964- Magnificent bastards. Novato, CA : Presidio, 1994 (OCoLC)623917344 lcc BK DS558.4 N71 0 NO HOLDINGS IN GHUCC - 254 OTHER HOLDINGS 2574 2574 0 0 lcc 0 0 REF GAFC GAFC GEN 2024-11-27 0 DS558.4 N71 2024-4030 2024-11-27 12:03:53 c.1 2024-11-27 BK