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Book SynopsisA soldier's eye view of Vietnam's fiercest close-quarters battle upon its 50th anniversaryKhe Sanh's Hill Fights of 1967as experienced by co-author Bobby Maras and told in this hour-by-hour, day-by-day accountwere carnage on the ground, much of it hand-to-hand fighting in the dark. Thanks to the brave Marines of the 9th and 3rd, Khe Sanh survived the first concentrated attack by the North Vietnamese to invade the South. After the Hill Fights, American forces pulled back and held out against constant enemy shelling and frequent attacks until the siege was broken. Combining Maras' personal experiences with the war's bigger picture, Blood in the Hills honors the heroic actions of our soldiers and shows how Khe Sanh was microcosm of the entire Vietnam War.
Trade ReviewBLOOD IN THE HILLS is a powerful tale, vivid, remarkably emotional, and spellbinding. The sacrifices of the American fighting man during the Vietnam War will long be remembered and has not gone unnoticed. -- Chimp Robertson, author of POW/MIA: AMERICA’S MISSING MEN
Honest. Gritty. Intense. BLOOD IN THE HILLS illuminates the raw experience that Marines endured at Khe Sanh in 1967. In the telling of Maras’ story, we can come closer to understanding the sacrifice so many made on our behalf. -- Tom Hoffmann, Clinical Psychologist, U.S. Veterans Administration
