An astonishing memoir of military courage at a remote outpost during the Vietnam War
тАЬA riveting, dead-true account in the tradition of┬аBlack Hawk Down┬аand┬аWe Were Soldiers Once...and Young.тАЭтАФSteven Pressfield, national bestselling author of┬аThe LionтАЩs Gate┬а
In October 1969, William Albracht, the youngest Green Beret captain in Vietnam, took command of a remote hilltop outpost called Firebase Kate held by only 27 American soldiers and 156 Montagnard militiamen. At dawn the next morning, three North Vietnamese Army regimentsтАФsome six thousand menтАФcrossed the Cambodian border and attacked.
┬а
Outnumbered three dozen to one, AlbrachtтАЩs men held off the assault but, after five days, KateтАЩs defenders were out of ammo and water. Refusing to die or surrender, Albracht led his troops off the hill and on a daring night march through enemy lines.
┬а
Abandoned in Hell is an astonishing memoir of leadership, sacrifice, and brutal violence, a riveting journey into VietnamтАЩs heart of darkness, and a compelling reminder of the transformational power of individual heroism. Not since Lone Survivor and We Were Soldiers Once...and Young has there been such a gripping and authentic account of battlefield courage.
┬а
INCLUDES PHOTOS