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020    9780425278345 (hardback) 
020    0425278344 (hardback) 
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092    959.704342|bNIL 
100 1  Niles, Douglas. 
245 12 A noble cause :|bAmerican battlefield victories in Vietnam
       /|cDouglas Niles. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bBerkley Caliber,|c2015. 
300    xvi, 318 pages :|billustrations ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-304) and 
       index. 
505 0  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. 
520 2  "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"--
       |cProvided by publisher. 
650  0 Vietnam War, 1961-1975|xCampaigns. 
650  0 Vietnam War, 1961-1975|zUnited States. 
650  0 Battles|zVietnam|xHistory|y20th century. 
650  0 Courage|zVietnam|xHistory|y20th century. 
650  0 Soldiers|xHistory|y20th century. 
650  0 Soldiers|zVietnam (Republic)|xHistory. 
651  0 United States|xArmed Forces|xHistory|yVietnam War, 1961-
       1975. 
651  0 Vietnam (Republic)|xArmed Forces|xHistory.