The Last Boarding Party : The USMC and the SS Mayaguez 1975
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Raid
ISBN-10
1849084254
ISBN-13
9781849084253
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint
Osprey Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 20th, 2011
Print length
80 Pages
Weight
264 grams
Dimensions
18.50 x 24.90 x 0.50 cms
Product Classification:
Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000Military historyBattles & campaigns
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"The Last Boarding Party: The USMC and the SS Mayaguez 1975".
Just two weeks after the close of the Vietnam War, communist Cambodian Khmer Rouge elements seized the S.S. Mayaguez in international waters. Believing they had to act quickly, United States Marines boarded the ship, only to find the crew had been removed. They then launched an assault on a nearby island where they believed the crew had been taken. Instead of a quick strike against a limited foe, the Marines encountered major opposition and were quickly pinned down. With large numbers of Cambodians closing in all around, the a desperate firefight developed as US forces tried to extract the Marines. This book recounts the bloody struggle on Koh Tang island, as a badly botched hostage rescue turned into a desperate evacuation.
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