Bait
The Battle of Kham Duc
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Narrated by:
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James D. McLeroy
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Written by:
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Gregory W. Sanders
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James D. McLeroy
About this listen
An account of the battle of Kham Duc, one of the least known and most misunderstood battles in the American Phase of the Second Indochina War (1959 to 1975).
The strategic potential of the three-day attack of two NVA regiments on Kham Duc—a remote and isolated Army Special Forces camp—on the eve of the first Paris peace talks in May 1968, was so significant that former President Lyndon Johnson included it in his memoirs. This gripping, original, eyewitness narrative and thoroughly researched analysis of a widely misinterpreted battle at the height of the Vietnam War radically contradicts all the other published accounts of it. In addition to the tactical details of the combat narrative, the authors consider the grand strategies and political contexts of the US and North Vietnamese leaders.
©2019 James D. McLeroy and Gregory W. Sanders (P)2022 Blackstone PublishingWhat listeners say about Bait
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Langer MD
- 2024-11-21
Information-packed.. but Boring
Eventual JAG lawyer Gregory W. Sanders and SOG soldier James D. McLeroy were on the ground for the battle of Kham Duc in 1968 Vietnam. Readers/listeners are forgiven if they feel like logistics officers wrote the book. The authors punctiliously document personnel, actions, and events (they are attempting to clear up controversies regarding the military exchange.. so they overload the narrative with authenticity and provable data points).
Sanders & McLeroy do a nice job leading us through combat skirmiskes, a desperate evac mission, and POW experiences moment-by-moment - but make the whole thing sound like a clinical AAR (After Action Report). This book disappointingly reads like a collection of footnotes for a different, more interesting work.
Choosing to have James D. McLeroy read the book doesn't help the situation, either. He demonstrates capable enunciation, timbre, and cadence - but his tone is strikingly flat/mechanical (I am thankful that there is no call for voice-acting in the book - I suspect McLeroy would be unlistenable). Regardless, Blackstone Publishing Inc. should have insisted on a professional narrator.
In toto, 'Bait' reads like an encyclopedic exposé. Unless you're a dedicated historian looking for detail, avoid this one.
This recording merits 5 stars out of 10. It wasn't a complete waste of time as a 'Plus' offering, I suppose.. but not worth a Credit should they ask for one.
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