Author: Wetterhahn, Ralph
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub
Year: 2001
ISBN: 0786708581
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: Good
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Description: New book, some shelf wear to jacket. 384 pages, 50 photos and maps. On May 12, 1975, just days after helicopters evacuated the U.S. embasy in Saigon, Khmer Rouge forces siezed the S.S. Mayaguez. Three days later, President Ford launched a marine raid to free the ship and its crew. The author spent six years researching the chaotic operation which ensued, which resulted in three marines being left behind.