Nine Days in May: The Battles of the 4th Infantry Division on the Cambodian Border, 1967

by Warren K. Wilkins

Book Overview

Moving through the jungle near the Cambodian border on May 18, 1967, a company of American infantry observed three North Vietnamese Army regulars, AK-47s slung over their shoulders, walking down a well-worn trail in the rugged Central Highlands. Startled by shouts of "Lai day, lai day" ("Come here, come here"), the three men dropped their packs and fled. The company commander, a young lieutenant, sent a platoon down the trail to investigate. Those...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806157151
• ISBN13: 9780806157153
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"