Swift Sword: The Marines of Mike 3/5

by Doyle D. Glass

Swift Sword is a powerful true account of the Marines of Mike Company, who faced overwhelming odds in a brutal Vietnam War firefight. Based on 50 interviews with veterans and families, this... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692217045
• ISBN13: 9780692217047
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Coleche Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Swift Sword is an excellent books for those interested in what combat was like in Viet Nam.

The book is about Operation Swift, the rescue attempt of the Fifth Marines to save two platoons caught under fire by the 2nd NVA Regiment in the Que Son Valley in 1967. Using first-person accounts of members of the rescue attempt reveals the bitter fighting of these young Marines trying to save their brothers.