Mai Xa Chan

By Hal Lammel

April 30-May 3 1968 - The Battle of Dai Do occurs along the Demilitarized Zone as NVA troops seek to open an invasion corridor into South Vietnam. They are halted by a battalion of U.S. Marines nicknamed "the Magnificent Bastards" under the command of Lt. Col. William Weise. Aided by heavy artillery and air strikes, NVA suffer 1568 killed. 81 Marines are killed and 297 wounded. Twenty-nine U.S. Army are killed supporting the Marines and 130 wounded.For the time being, this defeat ends North Vietnam's hope of successfully invading the South. They will wait four years, until 1972, before trying again, after most of the Americans have gone. It will actually take seven years, until 1975, for them to succeed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541394755
• ISBN13: 9781541394759
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"