Product details In the fall of 1969, a force of 150 Americans and their South Vietnamese allies were surrounded by 5,000 North Vietnamese Army soldiers. This is the story of their desperate defense and against-all-odds escape.- Details on the Americans' harrowing escape, which covered 2.5 miles of enemy-infested ground in five hours in the dark of night- Explains how the Americans were placed in this precarious position mere miles from the Cambodian border- What this battle says about President Richard Nixon's Vietnamization policy ISBN: 9780811713863 Condition: Pre-Owned: Good Hard cover Language: English Contains: Unspecified. Includes unspecified. At the end of October 1969, 5,000 North Vietnamese Army regulars surrounded a force of 150 American soldiers and their South Vietnamese allies at a firebase in a far-flung corner of Vietnam. The situation was desperate and, despite initial attempts to resupply the base, soon became untenable. It was fight on and meet near-certain death or capture--or attempt an escape. Led by a pair of no-nonsense Special Forces soldiers, the Americans and their allies chose escape, which was a harrowing five-hour experience conducted across two and a half miles of enemy-infested ground in the dark of night. This story of against-all-odds bravery is also a cautionary tale about the perils of Richard Nixon's policy of Vietnamization, which produced the precarious situation at Fire Support Base Kate.

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