02874nam 22005774a 450 991045192110332120200520144314.00-8173-8103-1(CKB)1000000000479989(EBL)438163(OCoLC)187297123(SSID)ssj0000128121(PQKBManifestationID)11132173(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000128121(PQKBWorkID)10064455(PQKB)10475735(MiAaPQ)EBC438163(MdBmJHUP)muse8623(Au-PeEL)EBL438163(CaPaEBR)ebr10387643(EXLCZ)99100000000047998920040226d2004 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCon Thien[electronic resource] the Hill of Angels /James P. CoanTuscaloosa University of Alabama Pressc20041 online resource (385 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8173-1414-8 0-8173-5445-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-350) and index.Roots of conflict -- Before the Americans came -- The generals -- McNamara's wall -- The DMZ war unfolds -- Nguyen of the North versus PFC Jones -- Setting the stage -- The bloody month of May -- Battle for Con Thien -- DMZ invasion -- Summer in hell -- Buffalo -- Running the gauntlet -- General offensive, phase I -- The "Thundering Third" -- Into the valley of death -- The siege -- 3/9's turn in the barrel -- Monsoon misery -- Living in the "V" ring -- The "Magnificent Bastards" -- Kentucky -- Winter battles : 1967-68 -- After Tet -- Parting shots. A memoir/history of a much-beleaguered Marine outpost of the DMZ. Throughout much of 1967, a remote United States Marine firebase only two miles from the demilitarized zone (DMZ) captured the attention of the world's media. That artillery-scarred outpost was the linchpin of the so-called McNamara Line intended to deter incursions into South Vietnam by the North Vietnamese Army. As such, the fighting along this territory was particularly intense and bloody, and the body count rose daily. Con Thien combines James P. Coan's personal experiences with informatioVietnam War, 1961-1975VietnamCon Thiè̂n Mountain RegionVietnam War, 1961-1975Personal narratives, AmericanCon Thiè̂n Mountain Region (Vietnam)HistoryElectronic books.Vietnam War, 1961-1975Vietnam War, 1961-1975959.704/342Coan James P1034074MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451921103321Con Thien2452976UNINA