The Fight For Hill 809
US Army Rangers in Battle in the A Shau Valley, 1971
Will be published approx. on 30. January 2026
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-0361-2065-8 (ISBN)
Description
The Fight For Hill 809 focuses on the days-long battle by the elite Long Range Patrol element of the 101st Airborne "Screaming Eagles" during the Vietnam War.
Often chronicling the action in hour-by-hour detail, the author explores one of the most daring rescue operations that occurred during the Vietnam War. It takes place in the A Shau Valley in April, 1971. In addition to an indepth study of the battle and rescue of cut off and wounded Rangers, the author, a Ranger himself from the unit, provides backstory on the Long Range Patrol and their missions.
Often chronicling the action in hour-by-hour detail, the author explores one of the most daring rescue operations that occurred during the Vietnam War. It takes place in the A Shau Valley in April, 1971. In addition to an indepth study of the battle and rescue of cut off and wounded Rangers, the author, a Ranger himself from the unit, provides backstory on the Long Range Patrol and their missions.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Barnsley
United Kingdom
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
16 colour illustrations, 16 mono illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0361-2065-8 (9781036120658)
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Person
Charles Reilly is a combat veteran of the Vietnam War. He served as a U.S. Army Ranger with the 101st Airborne Division (Screaming Eagles) from October 1970 to August 1971. During that time, he participated in many dangerous missions and saw significant action in the A Shau Valley, Khe Sanh and the Ruong Ruong Valley in the I Corps Province of Vietnam near the DMZ. For the past several years, he has been a Unit Director for the 75th Ranger Regiment Association. He is a former union official for the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) and is the author of two novels, "Shenanigan" (1998) and "Through a Dark Passage" (2001).