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The Bridge at Dong Ha
The Bridge at Dong Ha
Author: John Grider Miller
On Easter morning 1972 Marine captain John Ripley (1939-2008), 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 ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780440205784
ISBN-10: 0440205786
Publication Date: 6/5/1990
Pages: 194
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Dell
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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The Bridge at Dong Ha is the real story of Marine Corps hero, John Walter Ripley, who on Easter Sunday, 1972, almost singlehandedly took on a massive concrete and steel bridge to derail a planned attack at the Cua Viet River - near Dong Ha.

This is a story of courage and conviction. Mr. Ripley's book is a multiple award-winner---and this latest edition includes illustrations derived from on-scene sketches made during the war.
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