Twelve days in May
Subtitle: the untold story of the northern thrust into Cambodia by the 4th Infantry Division (Operation Binh Tay I) in May 1970
By: Jerald W. "Jerry" Berry
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Libby, MT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9781450073479; 9781450073462; 9781450073486
Subjects: United States. Army. Infantry, 506th; United States; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st; United States. Army. Infantry Division, 4th; Interviews; Campaigns; Sources; American Personal narratives; American Aerial operations; Soldiers; History
Other titles: 12 days in May; Untold story of the northern thrust into Cambodia by the 4th Infantry Division (Operation Binh Tay I) in May 1970
Description: To preserve the gallantry of these men, author Jerald W. Berry spent three years of extensive investigation and personal interviews. He now presents this comprehensive research through this book. Hundreds of interviews from those who actually were inside Cambodia comprise the heart of this book. It relives the firsthand accounts of those soldiers who witnessed history through their own eyes. To add a more vivid picture of the era that, that are forty-year-old photographs that belong to the infantrymen who lived the "twelve days in May" inside Cambodia.--From publisher description.
Notes: "Dedicated to my fellow Currahees, the men of the 4th Infantry Division and support units who gave their all for duty, honor, country during the Cambodian Incursion in May 1970"--Page v.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-337) and index.
Table of contents: title: A one-time opportunity; title: An open window; title: The southern thrusts into Cambodia; title: The northern trust [sic] into Cambodia; title: Ivy Division; title: Enter the 3-506th; title: Within the ranks; title: The lost command; title: A significant detour; title: A planning nightmare; title: The final order; title: Logistics for the operation; title: Repositioning of the forces; title: First Brigade forces; title: Second Brigade forces; title: Base area 702; title: In harm's way; title: Into Cambodia; title: D-Day; title: Other units denied; title: First encounter; title: A new day with more problems; title: Hell on a small LZ; title: Dust-off 28; title: The Second Brigade assaults; title: The perils of Cambodia; title: Platoon leader down; title: The outpost; title: A fatal decision; title: The big rice cache; title: The ambush; title: Friendly fire; title: Left behind; title: An unfortunate NDP choice; title: The mother lode on Hill 329; title: Mistaken identity; title: The braided trail; title: The battle at the bamboo bridge; title: NVA surprise; title: Out of Cambodia; title: The attack on FSB Valkyrie; title: The crash of Big Windy; title: Looking back.