The Village

The Village

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 daysâ€”half of them died.

Few American battles have been so extended, savage and personal. A handful of Americans volunteered to live among six thousand Vietnamese, training farmers to defend their village. Such â€œCombined Action Platoonsâ€ (CAPs) are now a lost footnote about how the war could have been fought; only the villagers remain to bear witness. This is the story of fifteen resolute young Americans matched against two hundred Viet Cong; how a CAP lived, fought and died. And why the villagers remember them to this day.
Country USA
Brand Pocket Books
Manufacturer Pocket Books
Binding Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber illustrations
ReleaseDate 2003-01-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780743457576

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