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The Bridge at Dong Ha
The Bridge at Dong Ha
Author: John Grider Miller
The true story of Vietnam War hero John Ripley, who braved intense enemy fire to destroy a strategic bridge and stall a major North Vietnamese invasion. In his desperate attempt to blow up the bridge at Dong Ha and keep some 30,000 men and 200 tanks at bay, Ripley endured three hours of direct fire to rig some 500 pounds of explosives. Such a s...  more »
ISBN: 170090
Publication Date: 1989
Pages: 186
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Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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The Bridge at Dong Ha is the real story of Marine Corps hero, John Walter Ripley, who on Easter Sunday, 1972, almost singlehandedly took on a massive concrete and steel bridge to derail a planned attack at the Cua Viet River - near Dong Ha.

This is a story of courage and conviction. Mr. Ripley's book is a multiple award-winner---and this latest edition includes illustrations derived from on-scene sketches made during the war.
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