Abandoned in Hell: The Fight for Vietnam's Firebase Kate - Paperback

$18.00

Abandoned in Hell: The Fight for Vietnam's Firebase Kate - Paperback

Name: Abandoned in Hell: The Fight for Vietnam's Firebase Kate - Paperback
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SKU: 9780451468093
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by William Albracht , Marvin Wolf

$18.00

Book Overview

An astonishing memoir of military courage at a remote outpost during the Vietnam War

"A riveting, dead-true account in the tradition of Black Hawk Down and We Were Soldiers Once...and Young."--Steven Pressfield, national bestselling author of The Lion's Gate

In October 1969, William Albracht, the youngest Green Beret captain in Vietnam, took command of a remote hilltop outpost called Firebase Kate held by only 27 American soldiers and 156 Montagnard militiamen. At dawn the next morning, three North Vietnamese Army regiments--some six thousand men--crossed the Cambodian border and attacked.

Outnumbered three dozen to one, Albracht's men held off the assault but, after five days, Kate's defenders were out of ammo and water. Refusing to die or surrender, Albracht led his troops off the hill and on a daring night march through enemy lines.

Abandoned in Hell is an astonishing memoir of leadership, sacrifice, and brutal violence, a riveting journey into Vietnam's heart of darkness, and a compelling reminder of the transformational power of individual heroism. Not since Lone Survivor and We Were Soldiers Once...and Young has there been such a gripping and authentic account of battlefield courage.

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ISBN	9780451468093
Author	William Albracht , Marvin Wolf
Publisher	Dutton Caliber
Genre	History
Format	Paperback
Published	February 2016
Language	ENG- English
Pages	400
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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About Marvin Wolf

Russell Means (1939-2012), was a renowned political activist for the rights of American Indian people in the United States, Central and South America, and internationally through the United Nations. Born an Oglala/Lakota, he was raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation near the Black Hills, and then in Vallejo, California. He also appeared frequently on television programs and series, as well as alongside Daniel Day Lewis in the film The Last of the Mohicans. Marvin J. Wolf is an award-winning writer and member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors. He lives in Los Angeles.