'The bloody monthlong battle for the Citidel in Hue pitted U.S. Marines against an entrenched North Vietnamese Army Force. By official accounts it was a tactical and moral victory for the Marines and the United States. But here survivor Nicholas Warr describes with urgency and outrage the Marines' savage house-to-house fighting--ordered without air, navel, or artillery support by officers with no experience in that type of combat.
Sparing few in the telling, Warr's firsthand narrative describes desperate Marine suicide charges and the Marines' selfless devotion to their comrades. His riveting account of the most vicious urban combat since World War II offers an unparalleled view of how a small-unit commander copes with the conflicting demands and responsibilities thrust upon him by the enemy, his men, and the chain of command.'
published by 'Naval Institute Press'
Reproduced from actual front and back cover of 'Phase Line Green'.