Never Without Heroes: Marine Third Reconnaissance Battalion in Vietnam, 1965-70 Mass market paperbound - 1996
by Lawrence C. Vetter
It's all here--grueling, tense, and deadly recon patrols, inserts directly into NVA base-camps, last-stand defenses, self-sacrifice, and bravery. This book is the only history of a Marine Reconnaissance Battalion in Vietnam for the entire length of its commitment there. Contains an eight-page photo insert.
First line
On May 7, 1965, the Headquarters of the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion landed in Vietnam.
From the jacket flap
FOUR CONGRESSIONAL MEDALS OF HONOR,
THIRTEEN NAVAL CROSSES, SEVENTY-TWO SILVER STARS . . .
In four and a half years in Vietnam, the Marines of the Third Reconnaissance Battalion repeatedly penetrated North Vietnamese and Vietcong sanctuaries by foot and by helicopter to find enemy forces, learn the enemy's intentions, and, when possible, bring deadly fire down on his head. Heavily armed, well-camouflaged teams of six and eight men daily exposed themselves to overwhelming enemy forces so that othe Marines would have the information necessary to fight the war.It's all here: grueling, tense, and deadly recon patrols; insertions directly into NVA basecamps; last-stand defenses in the wreckage of downed helicopters; pursuit by superior North Vietnamese forces; agonizing deaths of men who valiantly put their lives on the line.
NEVER WITHOUT HEROES is the first book to recount the story of a Marine reconnaissance battalion in Vietnam from the day of its arrival to its withdrawal. In Vietnam, Larry Vetter served as a platoon leader in Third Recon Battalion. He supplements his own recollections with Marine Corps records, exhaustive interviews with veterans, and correspondence to capture the bravery, and self-sacrifice of war.
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- Title Never Without Heroes: Marine Third Reconnaissance Battalion in Vietnam, 1965-70
- Author Lawrence C. Vetter
- Binding Mass Market Paperbound
- Edition Reissue
- Pages 384
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Ballantine Books, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
- Date June 30, 1996
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780804108072 / 0804108072
- Weight 0.93 lbs (0.42 kg)
- Dimensions 7.93 x 5.05 x 0.95 in (20.14 x 12.83 x 2.41 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: Southeast Asian
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95095314
- Dewey Decimal Code 959.7
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