Fire Base Illingworth : an epic true story of remarkable courage against staggering odds

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Label

Fire Base Illingworth : an epic true story of remarkable courage against staggering odds

Title remainder

an epic true story of remarkable courage against staggering odds

Statement of responsibility

Philip Keith

Creator

• Keith, Philip A
• trueKeith, Philip A.

Subject

• United States, Army | Armored Cavalry Regiment, 11th
• trueHistory writing -- Wars and conflicts | Battles
• trueUnited States, Army | Cavalry Regiment, 8th | Charlie Company
• trueFire Base Illingworth, Battle of, Vietnam, 1970
• trueVietnam
• HISTORY / Military / Vietnam War
• Fire Base Illingworth, Battle of, Vietnam, 1970
• trueUnited States, Army | Armored Cavalry Regiment, 11th -- History
• trueHistory writing -- Wars and conflicts -- Vietnam War
• trueCourage in men
• true1970s -- 1970 -- 1979
• trueBattles
• United States, Army | Cavalry, 8th | Battalion, 2nd | Company C
• trueMilitary campaigns
• trueVietnam War, 1961-1975

Genre

• trueHistory writing

Language

eng

Summary

"Fire Base Illingworth is an epic, never-before-told true story of a North Vietnamese Army attack and how the men of this nearly overrun Fire Base survived. In the early morning hours of April 1, 1970, more than four hundred North Vietnamese soldiers charged out into the open and tried to over-run FSB Illingworth. The battle went on, mostly in the dark, for hours. Exposed ammunition canisters were hit and blew up, causing a thunderous explosion inside the FSB that left dust so thick it jammed the hand-held weapons of the GIs. Much of the combat was hand-to-hand. In all, twenty-four Americans lost their lives and another fifty-four were wounded. Nearly one hundred enemy bodies were recovered. It was one of the most vicious small unit firefights in the history of U.S. forces in Vietnam. As in his acclaimed book Blackhorse Riders, a finalist for the prestigious Colby Award, Phil Keith uncovers a harrowing true story of bravery and sacrifice by the men who fought valiantly to hold FSB Illingworth--a tale never-before-told and one that will not be soon forgotten"--

Tone

• trueSobering

Writing style

• trueRichly detailed

Assigning source

Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

959.704/342

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

LC call number

DS557.8.F57

LC item number

K45 2013

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult