Utter's Battalion

Name: Utter's Battalion
Brand: Ballantine Books
SKU: 9780804116381-PRUSDTR-US
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2/7 Marines in Vietnam, 1965-66

Alex Lee (Author) ... more

Edition: US - Paperback / softback

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English • Age Adult - Adult

368 pages • 4.2 x 6.8 x 0.84 in

Approx. weight: 0.46 lb

Publication date: 04 Jan,2000

Barcode: 9780804116381 • Ballantine Books

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By: Alex Lee

In May 1965, the entire 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment--lock, stock, and barrel--embarked for Vietnam.
Captain Alex Lee was there. . . .

Now combat-veteran Marine captain Alex Lee brings to gritty life the full tour of 2/7. From the search-and-destroy missions to the sudden violent ambushes in the hills and valleys west of Qui Nhon, Lee describes how Marines battled monsoons, malaria, and the enemy as they crept through terrain infested with Viet Cong caves and hideouts.

After paving the way in Qui Nhon for the arrival of more American military, 2/7 was assigned to Chu Lai, where the battalion fought its most bitter, deadly battles. With the scalding ring of truth, Lee captures the conditions of the bone-weary 2/7 Marines as they slogged through jungles and spent night after night in dreary, rain-filled foxholes.

Although they faced a life of constant danger and occasional mindless confusion, in their seemingly endless marathon of effort, agony, and sacrifice, the Marines of 2/7 never faltered, never stopped giving their best.