Review: dramatisation of the siege of the Marine Base
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 2, 2014
This historical dramatisation of the siege of the Marine Base at Khe Sanh in the Northern I Corps Zone of South Vietnam gives a good overall picture of the battle involving the 26th and 9th Marine Regiments. It also gives accurate information about the Dien Bien Phu battle fought by the French Union Forces from 1953 to 1954. There is plenty of graphic action but the novel also introduces fictional characters into the mix. There is plenty of detail of other US Force operations in the Vietnam War from 1962 to 1968. Overall, a good book stretching 804 pages which is like an encyclopaedia of the US Army/Marine/Air Force and Navy Involvement in the assistance given by MACV and MACV-SOG to the South Vietnamese Government during that period. It is not for the faint-hearted and pulls no punches in its anti-communist stance. A great read for military historians who like action mixed into the pot with their hard core military history. I would recommend it highly.