The Magnifient Bastards

The Joint Army-Marine Defense of Dong Ha, 1968

Keith William Nolan

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Presidio Press
15 February 2008

Military history

For readers of Vietnam War battle histories such as We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young, Bury Us Upside Down and Tim O'Brien's

If I Die in a Combat Zone.

On April 29, 1968, the North Vietnamese Army is spotted less than four miles from the U.S. Marines' Dong Ha Combat Base. Intense fighting develops in nearby Dai Do as the 2d Battalion, 4th Marines, known as ""the Magnificent Bastards,"" struggles to eject NVA forces from this strategic position.

Yet the BLT 2/4 Marines defy the brutal onslaught. Pressing forward, America's finest warriors rout the NVA from their fortress-hamlets-often in deadly hand-to-hand combat. At the end of two weeks of desperate, grinding battles, the Marines and the infantry battalion supporting them are torn to shreds. But against all odds, they beat back their savage adversary. The Magnificent Bastards captures that gripping conflict in all its horror, hell, and heroism.

""Superb . . . among the best writing on the Vietnam War . . . Nolan has skillfully woven operational records and oral history into a fascinating narrative that puts the reader in the thick of the action."" -Jon T. Hoffman, author of Chesty

""Real and gripping . . . combat with all the warts on."" -Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak, USMC (Ret.)

By: Keith William Nolan
Imprint: Presidio Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 175mm, Width: 110mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 234g
ISBN: 9780891418610
ISBN 10: 089141861X
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 15 February 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Keith Nolan is acknowledged as the foremost chronicler of the Vietnam War. He is the author of many Vietnam War combat histories, including Battle for Hue- Tet 1968; The Battle for Saigon- Tet 1968; Death Valley- The Summer Offensive, I Corps, August 1969; Ripcord- Screaming Eagles Under Siege, Vietnam 1970, and House to House- Playing the Enemy's Game in Saigon, May 1968. Nolan lives near St. Louis, Missouri.