Nine Days in May: The Battles of the 4th Infantry Division on the Cambodian Border, 1967 J. Matthew Wright ISBN13: 9781491961735

ISBN13: 9781491961735

Lenka Suchanek

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ISBN10: 1722916540

Nine Days in May: The Battles of the 4th Infantry Division on the Cambodian Border, 1967 J. Matthew Wright ISBN13: 9781491961735Moving 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 few