Last Stand at Khe Sanh
The US Marines’ Finest Hour in Vietnam
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Narrated by:
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William Hughes
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Written by:
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Gregg Jones
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The vivid, fast-paced account of the siege of Khe Sanh told through the eyes of the men who lived it.
For seventy-seven days in 1968, amid fears that America faced its own disastrous Dien Bien Phu, six thousand US Marines held off thirty thousand North Vietnamese Army regulars at the remote mountain stronghold called Khe Sanh. It was the biggest battle of the Vietnam War, with sharp ground engagements, devastating artillery duels, and massive US air strikes. After several weeks of heroic defense, the besieged Americans struck back in a series of bold assaults, and the North Vietnamese withdrew with heavy losses.
Last Stand at Khe Sanh is the vivid, fast-paced account of the dramatic confrontation as experienced by the men who were there: Marine riflemen and grenadiers, artillery and air observers, platoon leaders and company commanders, Navy corpsmen and helicopter pilots, and a plucky band of US Army Special Forces. Based on extensive archival research and more than one hundred interviews with participants, Last Stand at Khe Sanh captures the courage and camaraderie of the defenders and delivers the fullest account yet of this epic battle.
©2014 Gregg Jones (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc.What listeners say about Last Stand at Khe Sanh
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Jeff
- 2023-02-16
Viet-NOM-ese?
The readers pronunciation of the word “Vietnamese” as “VietNOMese” is kind of annoying… but when reading a book about the Vietnam war with the number of times the word is in the text. It gets agonizing to listen too…
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Parker
- 2024-05-26
Great account of the Siege of Khe Sanh Jan-April 1968 and the men who served there.
Great account of the Siege of Khe Sanh Jan-April 1968 and the men who served there.
Thoroughly enjoyed this book.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Langer MD
- 2022-10-21
Compiled Combat Anecdotes
This book is occupied with describing gripping (if a bit overly-dramatized) action. To be certain, Gregg Jones makes an attempt to discuss objectives, strategies, and tactics in this months-long battle that more or less encapsulated the Vietnam conflict, but those efforts feel perfunctory. Rather, the focus of the book is to document example after example of harrowing firefights in Foxholes & Command Bunkers, desperate lifesaving efforts in Aid Stations, terrifying encounters while on Patrol, or deadly shifts manning Listening Posts.
Jones admirably inserts names & short bios for the fighting men involved.. but takes a notable amount of artistic license in describing the action, too..
The book comes across as a compendium of embellished War Stories from a bunch of reminiscing veterans (one can picture Jones sitting in the corner at a reunion - furiously scribbling notes).
As to the narration: the persistent mispronunciation of the word vee-et-NOM-eez is, indeed, annoying - but William Hughes otherwise delivers a respectable reading performance. Blackstone Audio Inc enlisted a reader with commendable diction, timbre, cadence, and tone (and provides creditable technical support). The performance is altogether "adequate".
(Note: Set playback speed at 1.15X to make up for a plodding pace on this one).
In summary, this selection from the 'Plus' catalogue has very little value as an Academic/Historical piece.. but does a very good job providing "on-the-ground" vignettes. I rate it a respectable 8 stars out of 10 (the book would actually merit a Credit.. as long as you're content with spending your listening time on straight pulse-generating war excerpts).
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