Last Stand at Khe Sanh

The US Marines’ Finest Hour in Vietnam

By: Gregg Jones

Narrated by: William Hughes

The vivid, fast-paced account of the siege of Khe Sanh told through the eyes of the men who lived it.

For seventy-seven days in 1968, amid fears that America faced its own disastrous Dien Bien Phu, six thousand US Marines held off thirty thousand North Vietnamese Army regulars at the remote mountain stronghold called Khe Sanh. It was the biggest battle of the Vietnam War, with sharp ground engagements, devastating artillery duels, and massive US air strikes. After several weeks of heroic defense, the besieged Americans struck back in a series of bold assaults, and the North Vietnamese withdrew with heavy losses.

Last Stand at Khe Sanh is the vivid, fast-paced account of the dramatic confrontation as experienced by the men who were there: Marine riflemen and grenadiers, artillery and air observers, platoon leaders and company commanders, Navy corpsmen and helicopter pilots, and a plucky band of US Army Special Forces. Based on extensive archival research and more than one hundred interviews with participants, Last Stand at Khe Sanh captures the courage and camaraderie of the defenders and delivers the fullest account yet of this epic battle.

©2014 Gregg Jones (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Not for the faint of heart.

A book about gut-wrenching and heart breaking loss. I could only listen to small parts at a time. Listen to this book to understand why war is all hell.

khe Sahn story

great story for anyone interested in that engagement . tells the whole story. from start to finish.

Very detailed and educational

Great book on the topic of khe Sanh. Extremely graphic accounts from numerous American perspectives of the battle as it raged. Seeing how this book is free with an audible subscription I would say check this one out if you are interested in vietnam.

Great listen

God bless the USMC. God bless the United States and all of our military. Learned a lot of the war from this book.

Good point of view

A glimpse into a insightful story. The political and military aspects are right on with the attitudes pre full U.S. intervention .

Should be listened to by anyone interested in the foundational CIA & pentagon Vietnam history.

Very intense story

The reader of the book is very good,I hope we never repeat this war .there are a lot of hero's of this battle alive and the ones past on ,highly recommend this book

This Is An Awesome Book To Read.

The Author of this book did a great job of describing what had happened at Khe Sanh. It brought back bad and good feelings about my own experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq. There is a bond that you and your fellow living and dead Soldier or Marines develop in combat. There are no words that can describe it. It's the closest bond that any human being can experience with another human being. Again this is just an excellent book all around.

Vietnam-ese

Ok so this is an audio book about the Vietnam war and the reader says “Vietnamese” weird. Just know that going in.

viet knees

could nit get past the guy saying. viet knees vietnamease and several otherer ways.

Amazing

Great book, excellent narration, it is depressing. My primary gripe about the book is how the narrator says Vietnamese.