1989 "First Printing" stated on copyright page; Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland; hardbound; very good condition with unmarked pages; dust jacket very good.
 
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In his desperate attempt to blow up the bridge at Dong Ha and keep some 30,000 men and 200 tanks at bay, Ripley endured three hours of direct fire to rig some 500 pounds of explosives. Such a story of raw courage and personal resolve is rarely encountered.