From Da Nang to the DMZ. Marine Corps Campaigns, 1965-1975
Edward F. Murphy is a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He is the author of a three-volume series on Medal of Honor recipients- Heroes of WWII, Korean War Heroes, and Vietnam Medal of Honor Heroes, as well two Vietnam War histories- Dak To and The Hill Fights. He livesFrom their early days in 1965 when the order of the day was to drive the insurgent Viet Cong from the villages around Da Nang to the final, dramatic evacuation of Saigon ten years later, Semper Fi-Vietnam relates the whole gutsy, glorious saga of the Marines in Vietnam in stark, riveting detail.
“A RICH BLEND OF COMMAND STRATEGY AND HEROIC INDIVIDUAL EXPLOITS .
. . An interesting and highly readable account of Marine Corps
infantry operations in South Vietnam [that] perfectly captures the
spirit of the gallant men who fought the battles and took the
casualties.”
—GEN RAYMOND G. DAVIS, USMC (Ret.)
Former commanding general
of the 3d Marine Division in Vietnam (1968-69)
From their early days in 1965 when the order of the day was to
drive the insurgent Viet Cong from the villages around Da Nang to
the final, dramatic evacuation of Saigon ten years later, Semper
Fi—Vietnam relates the whole gutsy, glorious saga of the Marines in
Vietnam in stark, riveting detail.
“A compelling and in-depth history of the Marine Corps ground
campaigns in the Vietnam War from 1965 to 1975. This dramatic
account of the principle USMA combat engagements in that long and
bitter struggle provides a vivid look at the campaigns that is
written primarily from the perspective of the troops who fought
them. . . . Covers the campaigns and engagements . . . in
considerable and meticulous detail.”
—Sea Power
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