Siege of Khe Sanh
The Story of the Vietnam War's Largest Battle
A war correspondent’s masterful blow-by-blow
account of the Battle of Khe Sanh,
reissued with a new preface by Mark
Bowden for the battle’s 50th anniversary.
The six-month siege of Khe Sanh in 1968 was the largest, most intense battle of the Vietnam War. For six thousand trapped U.S. Marines, it was a nightmare; for President Johnson, an obsession. For General Westmoreland, it was to be the final vindication of technological weaponry; for General Giap, architect of the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu, it was a spectacular ruse masking troops moving south for the Tet offensive. With a new introduction by Mark Bowden—best-selling author of Hu? 1968—Robert Pisor’s immersive narrative of the action at Khe Sanh is a timely reminder of the human cost…
$22.95
January 30, 2018Robert Pisor was a war correspondent and award-winning journalist for the Detroit News. He now lives in Traverse City, Michigan.
