Otto Lehrack
Broschiertes Buch

Operation Starlite

The Beginning of the Blood Debt in Vietnam - August 1965

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On 18 August 1965, regiment fought regiment on the Van Tuong Peninsula near the new Marine base at Chu Lai ¿ the first major clash of the Vietnam War. On the American side were three battalions of Marines under the command of Colonel Oscar Peatross, a hero of two previous wars. His opponent was the 1st Viet Cong Regiment commanded by Nguyen Dinh Trong, a veteran of many fights against the French and the South Vietnamese. Codenamed Operation Starlite, this action was a resounding success for the Marines and its result was cause for great optimism about America's future in Vietnam. Starlite cat...