Battle at Ngok Tavak
Battle at Ngok Tavak
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"In 1968, in the western jungle of Vietnam near Laos, a Special Forces Company, under the command of an Australian Army Captain, supported by a Marine artillery detachment, occupied an old French fort, on a hill known as Ngok Tavak. The circumstances of the battle that ensued, and the subsequent retreat from Ngok Tavak, left in their wake issues that cried out for resolution for decades after the event. A number of American bodies were left where they had fallen during the battle, and another American, the nephew of Katharine Hepburn, went missing. After speaking extensively to the battle survivors and loved ones of the American warriors, and searching through accounts from official reports that included Vietnamese documents, eyewitness statements and war diaries, Bruce Davies has pieced together the evidence that will bring resolution to the questions that still haunt many of those connected to the battle. A story that needed to be told for the veterans who survived and for those who did not, for their families and for the sake of history. Lieutenant Colonel Brian Cooper (Retd), Australian Infantry, South Vietnam 1971-72."--Provided by publisher.
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Military and warfareHistoryVietnam War, 1961-1975Australian ParticipationAmerican ParticipationNgok Tavak, Battle of, Ngok Tavak, Vietnam, 196820080916130322.0080916s2008 at |||||||eng|d9781741750645 (pbk.) :$29.95Allen & Unwin, 83 Alexander Street, Crows Nest NSW 2065a-vt---u-at---n-us---Davies, Bruce,1944-The Battle at Ngok Tavak :a bloody defeat in South Vietnam, 1968 /Bruce Davies.Crows Nest, N.S.W. :Allen & Unwin,2008.xx, 242 p., [8] p. of plates :ill., maps, ports. ;21 cm.Includes index.Bibliography: p. 232-235."In 1968, in the western jungle of Vietnam near Laos, a Special Forces Company, under the command of an Australian Army Captain, supported by a Marine artillery detachment, occupied an old French fort, on a hill known as Ngok Tavak. The circumstances of the battle that ensued, and the subsequent retreat from Ngok Tavak, left in their wake issues that cried out for resolution for decades after the event. A number of American bodies were left where they had fallen during the battle, and another American, the nephew of Katharine Hepburn, went missing. After speaking extensively to the battle survivors and loved ones of the American warriors, and searching through accounts from official reports that included Vietnamese documents, eyewitness statements and war diaries, Bruce Davies has pieced together the evidence that will bring resolution to the questions that still haunt many of those connected to the battle. A story that needed to be told for the veterans who survived and for those who did not, for their families and for the sake of history. Lieutenant Colonel Brian Cooper (Retd), Australian Infantry, South Vietnam 1971-72."--Provided by publisher.Australia.Army.Australian Army Training Team, Vietnam.United States.Marine CorpsHistoryVietnam War, 1961-1975.Vietnam War, 1961-1975Participation, Australian.Vietnam War, 1961-1975Participation, American.Ngok Tavak, Battle of, Ngok Tavak, Vietnam, 1968.Ngok Tavak (Vietnam)HistoryAustralia. Australian Army Training Team, VietnamUnited States. Marine CorpsAustralia. Army. Australian Army Training Team, Vietnam20080916130322.0080916s2008^^^^at^^^^^^^^^^^|||||||eng|d9781741750645 (pbk.) :$29.95Allen & Unwin, 83 Alexander Street, Crows Nest NSW 2065a-vt---u-at---n-us---Davies, Bruce,1944-The Battle at Ngok Tavak :a bloody defeat in South Vietnam, 1968 /Bruce Davies.Crows Nest, N.S.W. :Allen & Unwin,2008.xx, 242 p., [8] p. of plates :ill., maps, ports. ;21 cm.Includes index.Bibliography: p. 232-235."In 1968, in the western jungle of Vietnam near Laos, a Special Forces Company, under the command of an Australian Army Captain, supported by a Marine artillery detachment, occupied an old French fort, on a hill known as Ngok Tavak. The circumstances of the battle that ensued, and the subsequent retreat from Ngok Tavak, left in their wake issues that cried out for resolution for decades after the event. A number of American bodies were left where they had fallen during the battle, and another American, the nephew of Katharine Hepburn, went missing. After speaking extensively to the battle survivors and loved ones of the American warriors, and searching through accounts from official reports that included Vietnamese documents, eyewitness statements and war diaries, Bruce Davies has pieced together the evidence that will bring resolution to the questions that still haunt many of those connected to the battle. A story that needed to be told for the veterans who survived and for those who did not, for their families and for the sake of history. Lieutenant Colonel Brian Cooper (Retd), Australian Infantry, South Vietnam 1971-72."--Provided by publisher.Australia.Army.Australian Army Training Team, Vietnam.United States.Marine CorpsHistoryVietnam War, 1961-1975.Vietnam War, 1961-1975Participation, Australian.Vietnam War, 1961-1975Participation, American.Ngok Tavak, Battle of, Ngok Tavak, Vietnam, 1968.Ngok Tavak (Vietnam)History