The End of the Line: The Seige of Khe Sanh [Hardcover]

Robert Pisor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1982

"It was the most spectacular battle of the ntire war in Vietnam. For the 6000 marines trapped for seventy-seven days in the isolated, awkwardly positioned outpost, it was a nightmare......"

Product Details

• Hardcover: 319 pages
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc (June 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393015807
• ISBN-13: 978-0393015805
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,520,493 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Valiant fight, A well-written history, June 5, 2004

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Gerald Hills (East Lansing, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The End of the Line: The Seige of Khe Sanh (Hardcover)

This is an excellent book, on many levels. It tells the story of Khe Sanh, and the siege of the valiant Marines who held the hill against staggering odds, a story I vaguely remember from my youth, seeing headlines in the morning paper and hearing on the nightly news.

It may also be one of the best books on Vietnam. I say that because the author, Bob Pisor, intersperses the action befalling the Marines at Khe Sanh with straightforward reporting on the overall conduct of the war in Vietnam: General Westmoreland, constantly pleading for more and more men, just one more build-up of forces, before victory is achieved.

In addition, we also read about the battle, and the war, from the view from the North Vietnamese, who always wondered about our conduct of the war. For example, the North Vietnamese wondered why so few soldiers, of all those in Vietnam, actually were in the field, engaged in combat. This reporting provides interesting viewpoints.

I highly recommend this book, both for its specific information about the valiant fight put up by the Marines, and for its overall reporting of the Vietnam war. Can be a hard-to-find book, but it is well worth the effort. I highly recommend this work.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dad said it was right on., September 27, 2001

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John Summerlot (Mississippi State, MS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The End of the Line: The Seige of Khe Sanh (Hardcover)

I am a college student who read this book for a critical book review. My father served was at Khe Sanh then later served with 1/9 in I Corps. We talked extensively about many sections of the book and he could find no faults with it. I found it to be an excellent read that really kept my attention. The only thing it lacked was that it relied heavily on American sources of information about what went on at Khe Sanh but even today it is tough to get Vetnamese sources. I recommend it for anyone looking for a book about the Marine experience in Vietnam or about Khe Sanh.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An essential read regarding the Tet Offensive., May 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The End of the Line: The Seige of Khe Sanh (Hardcover)

A very good peice of literature that gave a true sense of what the U.S. Marines that where there serving their country where involved with. I also apreciated the point of veiw from the NVA/VC, as well as the overveiw of the French errors at Dien Bien Phu.