Ambush Valley: I Corps, Vietnam 1967–the Story of a Marine Infantry Battalion’s Battle for Survival

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Eric Hammel

Ambush Valley

I Corps, Vietnam 1967–the Story of a Marine Infantry Battalion’s Battle for Survival

Eric Hammel

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English

Casemate Publishers
01 December 2019

Asian history; Vietnam War; Land forces & warfare; Battles & campaigns

"Ambush Valley is an unforgettable account of bravery and survival under impossible conditions during the Vietnam War.

In the summer of 1967, the Marines in I Corps, South Vietnam's northernmost military region, were doing eveything they could to lighten the pressure on the besieged Con Thien Combat Base.

Still fresh after months of relatively light action around Khe Sanh, the 3d Battalion, 26th Marines, was sent to the Con Thien region to secure the combat bases' endangered main supply route. On September 7, 1967, its first full day in the new area of operations, separate elements of the battalion were attacked by at least two battalions of North Vietnamese infantry, and both were nearly overrun in night-long battles.

On September 10, while advancing to a new sector near Con Thien, the 3d Battalion, 26th Marines, was attacked by at least a full North Vietnamese regiment, the same NVA unit that had attacked it two days earlier. Isolated into two separate defensive perimeters, the Marines battled through the afternoon and evening against repeated assaults by waves of NVA regulars intent upon achieving a major victory. In a battle described as ""Custer's Last Stand - With Air Support,"" the Americans prevailed by the narrowest of margins.

Ambush Valley is an unforgettable account of bravery and survival under impossible conditions. It is told entirely in the words of the men who faced the ordeal together - an unprecedented mosaic of action and emotion woven into an incredibly clear and vivid combat narrative by one of today's most effective military historians. Ambush Valley achieves a new standard for oral history. It a war story not to be missed.

AUTHOR: Eric Hammel's passion for writing military history books began when he was twelve years old. He has established a formidable reputation as an author and journalist, with forty books and nearly seventy magazine articles to his name. A particular specialty is the U.S. Marine Corps at war, and he has appeared in numerous television documentaries on Marine Corps operations in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Beirut."

By: Eric Hammel
Imprint: Casemate Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781612007878
ISBN 10: 1612007872
Pages: 345
Publication Date: 01 December 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Eric Hammel’s passion for writing military history books began when he was twelve years old. He has established a formidable reputation as an author and journalist, with forty books and nearly seventy magazine articles to his name. A particular specialty is the U.S. Marine Corps at war, and he has appeared in numerous television documentaries on Marine Corps operations in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Beirut.

Reviews for Ambush Valley: I Corps, Vietnam 1967–the Story of a Marine Infantry Battalion’s Battle for Survival

... a vivid, unsparing record of bloody set-piece battles atypical of the unconventionally waged war. --Kirkus Midwest Book Review unreservedly and especially recommended for both community and academic library Vietnam War collections and supplemental studies lists... -- Midwest Book Review The desperate defensive tactics as well as the raw emotions of the men are vividly conveyed in this memorable mosaic of concentrated warfare. Superb oral history. --Publishers Weekly Midwest Book Review