دانلود کتاب Courage Under Fire: The 101st Airborne’s Hidden Battle at Tam Ky

Courage Under Fire is the first book published about Operation Lamar Plain. After 50 years, the story of the renowned 101st Airborne’s major offensive near Tam Ky, South Vietnam remains largely unknown. Fighting at Tam Ky by the 1st Brigade began 15 May 1969 while the 101st’s 3rd Brigade battled on Hamburger Hill. The political consequences of Hamburger Hill’s high casualties caused Lamar Plain and its high casualties to remain classified and undisclosed. Decades later, the fighting at Tam Ky is mostly forgotten except by those who fought there.

Sherwood’s superb research of now declassified records uncovers how such a large battle could remain hidden and undisclosed. But that is not the heart of his story. His focus is on the courage and commitment of the young infantry soldiers who fought. Many were sons of WWII and Korean War veterans. They had a legacy to uphold—to honor their families, the 101st Airborne, and their nation. Most of all in the crux of battle, they would not let their fellow soldiers down.

Courage Under Fire uses actual battle records and eyewitness accounts to follow “Never Quit” Delta Company and its sister companies through 28 days of continuous combat at Tam Ky. Delta Company’s young infantry soldiers live up to their motto despite increasing casualties, a tough enemy, harsh battlefield conditions, and loss of leaders. For all who fought at Tam Ky, their bravery and devotion to duty in an increasingly unpopular war is worthy to be remembered. With veterans of Tam Ky now growing older and fewer in number, it is past time to tell their story.



Table of Contents

ForewordThe Infantryman’s CreedPrefaceAcknowledgments
Prologue
Introduction: Into the Fray

Part 1               Combat Operations Before Tam Ky, 1 March–15 May 1969     Chapter 1         Hue and Beyond, 1 March–11 April
Chapter 2         The A Shau Valley, 12 April–15 May

Part 2               Initial Combat Operations at Tam Ky, 15 May–2 June 1969Chapter 3         Arrival and First Combat Assault, 15–16 May
Chapter 4         Finding the Enemy, 17–20 May
Chapter 5         A Brutal Day-Long Engagement, 21 May
Chapter 6         Recovery and Review, 21–22 May
Chapter 7         Follow-on Operations, 23–30 May
Chapter 8         A Broken Cease Fire, 31 May
Chapter 9         Change of Command, 1–2 June

Part 3               The Decisive Battle at Tam Ky, 3–12 June 1969          Chapter 10        Hill 376: The Final Challenge
Chapter 11        Combat Assault and First Contact, 3–4 June
Chapter 12        Trouble on the Hill, 5 June
Chapter 13        The Move to the Top, 6 June
Chapter 14        Nearing the Top, 7 June
Chapter 15        Unexpected Setbacks, 8 June
Chapter 16        Turning Point, 9 June
Chapter 17        Aftermath, 10 June
Chapter 18        Coming Off the Hill, 11 June
Chapter 19        Extraction, 12 June
Chapter 20        Final Thoughts on Hill 376 and Tam Ky
Epilogue           Looking Back Over 50 Years Later

Appendix 1 Operation Lamar Plain: A Hidden and Almost Forgotten BattleAppendix 2       The Enemy at Tam Ky Appendix 3       Organization for Combat at Tam KyAppendix 4       Delta Company Soldiers Appendix 5       Delta Soldiers Killed in Action, 1 March–15 August 1969Appendix 6       1-501st Medics Killed in Action, 1 March–15 August 1969            Appendix 7       PTSD and Agent Orange Appendix 8       Life After Vietnam Glossary of Terms and AbbreviationsBibliographyEndnotesIndex