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The Village
The Village
Author: Bing West
In Black Hawk Down, the fight went on for a day. In We Were Soldiers Once & Young, the fighting lasted three days. In The Village, one Marine squad fought for 495 days -- half of them died. Few American battles have been so extended, savage and personal. A handful of Americans volunteered to live among six thousand ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780743457576
ISBN-10: 0743457579
Publication Date: 12/31/2002
Pages: 400
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Publisher: Pocket
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Audio CD
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This is one of the best Vietnam War books.

It reveals the dedication of an enhanced squad of U.S. Marines to protecting an obscure village and its inhabitants against constant VC and NVA harrassment and attacks.These men became a real part of the village and were accepted as such.

This enlightening glimpse of one of the many good sides of the conflict should not be missed.
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one of the best military book i've ever read and i am a marine so i get alot of them lol


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