03968cam a2200385 i 4500 681625790 TxAuBib 150720s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015022110 9780425278345 hardback 0425278344 hardback DLC eng DLC rda DLC TxAuBib rda Niles, Douglas. A noble cause : American battlefield victories in Vietnam / Douglas Niles. First edition. New York : Berkley Caliber, 2015. xvi, 318 pages : illustrations, maps ;HC ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. ONE: First to Fight : Operation Starlite and the United States Marines -- TWO: Air Mobility Comes of Age : The Ia Drang Campaign and the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) -- THREE: Hammer the Ambush : The Big Red One at Srok Dong and Minh Thanh Road -- FOUR: Turning Defeat into Victory : Operation Attleboro Blocks the Road to Saigon -- FIVE: Cooling Off an Insurgent Hotbed : Operation Cedar Falls and the Iron Triangle -- SIX: Playing Horseshoes with Charlie : Operation Junction City Hits War Zone C -- SEVEN: Making a Statement : The USMC Stakes a Claim to the Que Son Valley -- EIGHT: A Hard and Bloody Ground : The USMC and the First Battles of Khe Sanh -- NINE: Allies Stand Together : South Vietnam and the United States Hold Firm at Loc Ninh -- TEN: In the Shadow of Dien Bien Phu : The Siege of Khe Sanh Combat Base -- ELEVEN: Tet Offensive 1968 : Could the Viet Cong Win by Losing? -- TWELVE: Push from the North : Nine Hundred Marines Stop 6,000 NVA at Dong Ha -- THIRTEEN: Breaking Point : The Screaming Eagles Pay for Hamburger Hill -- FOURTEEN: A Firm Stand : The South Vietnamese Turn Back an Eastertide Invasion at An Loc. ""In the tradition of We Were Soldiers Once...and Young, A Noble Cause is a stirring tribute to the valor and courage of the allied forces in the Vietnam War and a vivid re-creation of hard-won battles from Ia Drang Valley to Khe Sanh and Hamburger Hill... Celebrating the skill and bravery of the United States armed forces and their South Vietnamese allies, A Noble Cause presents a gripping chronicle of both large and small unit successful combat engagements, including the Battle of Dong Xoai (1965); the Battle of Ia Drang Valley (1965), the first major ground battle of the Vietnam War; the Battle of Loc Ninh (1967) by the Cambodian border; the Battle of Khe Sanh (1967-1968) leading up to the Tet Offensive; the Battle of Dong Ha (1968); the bloody siege on Hamburger Hill (1969); and the Battle of An Loc (1972), sixty-five miles north of Saigon, which contributed to the failure of the Vietcong's Eastertide Offensive. Documenting the invaluable role of a tireless and determined infantry as well as air cavalry divisions and B-52 'Arc Light' air strikes, A Noble Cause chronicles the crucial strategic decisions that led to victory--often against steep odds--and honors the bravery of every soldier who stood his ground, faced the enemy, and gave his all. Includes photos and and maps""-- Provided by publisher. Battles Vietnam History 20th century. AD LIT. Courage Vietnam History 20th century. AD LIT. Soldiers United States History 20th century. AD LIT. Soldiers Vietnam (Republic) History. AD LIT. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Campaigns. AD LIT. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 United States. AD LIT. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs. HISTORY / Military / General. United States Armed Forces History Vietnam War, 1961-1975. AD LIT. Vietnam (Republic) Armed Forces History. AD LIT. 9780425278345.jpg Cover image