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From critically acclaimed military historian Eric Hammel comes a vivid oral history account of the Tet 1968 siege of the Khe Sanh Combat Base. The words of American fighting men caught up in the grueling seventy-seven-day ordeal create a harrowing portrait of tragedy and triumph. "Khe Sanh: Siege in the Clouds is a ground-breaking step forward in the oral history genre. This gripping-and moving-narrative flows smoothly from the masterfully woven threads provided by nearly a hundred american fighting men who gallantly endured the wrenching all-out struggle to hold the combat base and its vulnerable outlying positions.Hammel, Eric is the author of 'Khe Sanh :Siege in the Clouds An Oral History' with ISBN 9780743479530 and ISBN 074347953X.
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