- Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Pocket Books; Reprint edition (Sep 30 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0743466438
- ISBN-13: 978-0743466431
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.4 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 204 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #238,893 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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For some, Hill 488 was just another landmark in the jungles of Vietnam. For the eighteen men of Charlie Company, it was a last stand. This is the stirring combat memoir written by Ray Hildreth, one of the unit's survivors.
On June 13, 1966, men of the 1st Recon Battalion, 1st Marine Division were stationed on Hill 488. Before the week was over, they would fight the battle that would make them the most highly decorated small unit in the entire history of the U.S. military, winning a Congressional Medal of Honor, four Navy Crosses, thirteen Silver Stars, and eighteen Purple Hearts -- some of them posthumously.
During the early evening of June 15, a battalion of hardened North Vietnamese regulars and Viet Cong -- outnumbering the Americans 25-to-1 -- threw everything they had at the sixteen Marines and two Navy corpsmen for the rest of that terror-filled night. Every man who held the hill was either killed or wounded defending the ground with unbelievable courage and unflagging determination -- even as reinforcements were on the way.
All they had to do was make it until dawn....
About the Author
Charles W. Sasser is a twenty-nine-year retired veteran of the U.S. Army, an ex-Green Beret, a former war correspondent, Miami cop, and a Tulsa, Oklahoma, detective. In addition, he has written or co-written a number of books and novels on the Vietnam War, including One Shot -- One Kill, The Walking Dead, and First Seal, all available from Pocket Books.
Charles W. Sasser has been a full-time freelance writer, journalist, and photographer since 1979. He is a veteran of both the U.S. Navy (journalist) and U.S. Army (Special Forces, the Green Berets), a combat veteran and former combat correspondent wounded in action. He also served fourteen years as a police officer (in Miami, Florida, and in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he was a homicide detective). He is author, co-author or contributing author of more than 30 books and novels, including One Shot-One Kill and Hill 488, both available from Pocket Books. Sasser now lives on a ranch in Chouteau, Oklahoma, with his wife Donna.
Charles W. Sasser has been a full-time freelance writer, journalist, and photographer since 1979. He is a veteran of both the U.S. Navy (journalist) and U.S. Army (Special Forces, the Green Berets), a combat veteran and former combat correspondent wounded in action. He also served fourteen years as a police officer (in Miami, Florida, and in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he was a homicide detective). He is author, co-author or contributing author of more than 30 books and novels, including One Shot-One Kill and Hill 488, both available from Pocket Books. Sasser now lives on a ranch in Chouteau, Oklahoma, with his wife Donna.
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Of all the books on Vietnam, this rates at the top of the list. However, and this is no reflection on the book, why is the famous picture of Khe Sahn on the cover. This is Robert Ellison picture of the main ammunition dump blowing after being taking a direct hit by mortors. Robert Ellison lost his life at Khe Sahn returning to the base while it was under siege with a plane load of Marines in a plane crash.Janet Phillips
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RIVETING!! SPELLBINDING. A REAL PAGE BURNER!!,
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This review is from: Hill 488 (Mass Market Paperback)
I don't write many reviews, but this book deserves one.I won't go into all the details about why this is a great book to read, other than to say, it was well done/written. I couldn't put it down. A real page burner! You actually relive their night of horror on Hill 488. It was like being there! After reading the book, I loaned it to my 73 year old mother-in-law, who has little interest in "a war story". When I told her it was based upon fact, she borrowed it. Later she said, she couldn't put the book down until she finished it, then she wanted to know if she could loaned it to her friend from church. (Because she thought the book was so good) All my mother-in-law would say "is those poor, poor boys! What they live through. I had no idea about the fighting in Vietnam." Please don't miss this this really great book! You'll be glad you got to share in their fear, survival, bravery, and heroism! To All Veterans,
4.0 out of 5 stars
And I don't even read,
By David Alexis (nowhere usa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hill 488 (Mass Market Paperback)
I enjoyed this book and I don't even read. I never read books about Viet Nam but my friend Joe said read this. Six hours later I was finished reading but I'm still not finished thinking about the books contents. And Ray call your nephew.
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