The bridge at Dong Ha
by Miller, John Grider
Published by : Naval Institute Pres (Annapolis, Maryland) Physical details: 186 p. ISBN:59491.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| 900 - 999 | Book Cart | 959.7043 Mil (Browse shelf) | Available | Memorial | 59491 |
Foreword / by James B. Stockdale --
Prologue --
The bridge at Dong Ha --
Epilogue.
On Easter morning 1972 Marine captain John Ripley, the sole U.S. adviser to the tough Third Battalion of the South Vietnamese Marines, braved intense enemy fire to blow up a bridge and stop a major invasion form the north. The story of "Ripley at the Bridge", a legend within the Marine Corps, is captured by a fellow Marine who lays bare Ripley's innermost thoughts during his desperate to keep 30,000 enemy soldiers and 200 tanks at bay. As introduction to this first-time recording, Ripley talks about what drove him to singlehandedly attempt such a feat and tells how he now views the act that brought him the Navy Cross.