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001 2011500378
003 DLC
005 20121206083510.0
008 111004s2011 enkab b 001 0 eng d
010 $a 2011500378
020 $a9781849084253 (pbk.)
020 $a1849084254 (pbk.)
020 $a9781849084260 (PDF e-book)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn755532535
040 $aAWC$cAWC$dAWC$dDLC
042 $alccopycat
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050 00 $aE865$b.C47 2011
082 00 $a959.704/345$223
100 1 $aChun, Clayton K. S.
245 14 $aThe last boarding party :$bthe USMC and the SS Mayaguez, 1975 /$cClayton K. S. Chun.
260 $aOxford, UK ;$aLong Island City, NY :$bOsprey Pub.,$c2011.
300 $a80 p. :$bill. (some col.), col. maps ;$c25 cm.
490 1 $aRaid
520 2 $a"Just two weeks after the close of the Vietnam War, communist Cambodian Khmer Rouge elements seized the SS Mayaguez in international waters and took the crew hostage. Believing they had to act quickly, United States Marines boarded the ship, only to find the crew had already been removed. An assault was then launched on the nearby island of Koh Tang, where the crew was believed to have been taken. Instead of a quick strike against a limited foe, the marines encountered major opposition and were soon pinned down by large numbers of well-armed Cambodians. The firefight continued as US forces attempted to extract the Marines. This book recounts the bloody struggle on Koh Tang, as a hostage rescue mission turned into a desperate evacuation"--Back cover.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 78-79) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- Origins -- Initial strategy -- The plan -- The raid -- Analysis -- Conclusion.
650 0 $aMayagüez Incident, 1975.
610 20 $aMayagüez (Ship)
610 10 $aUnited States.$bMarine Corps$xSearch and rescue operations$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aSpecial operations (Military science)$vCase studies.
610 20 $aParti communiste du Kampuchea$xHistory.
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zCambodia.
651 0 $aCambodia$xForeign relations$zUnited States.
651 0 $aUnited States$xMilitary relations$zCambodia.
651 0 $aCambodia$xMilitary relations$zUnited States.
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1974-1977.
830 0 $aRaid (Oxford, England)
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1202/2011500378-d.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1202/2011500378-b.html