Miller, John Grider
The bridge at Dong Ha by Miller, John Grider; Illustration by Keith Johnston - Annapolis, Maryland Naval Institute Pres 1989 - 186 p.
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.
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--Battle of, Đông Hà--Vietnam--1972.--Marine Corps--History --Vietnam War--1961-1975.
959.7043 Mil 15
The bridge at Dong Ha by Miller, John Grider; Illustration by Keith Johnston - Annapolis, Maryland Naval Institute Pres 1989 - 186 p.
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.
59491
--Battle of, Đông Hà--Vietnam--1972.--Marine Corps--History --Vietnam War--1961-1975.
959.7043 Mil 15