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- catalog abstract "During the night of 6-7 February 1968, two dozen U.S. Army Green Berets and several hundred indigenous soldiers held off a numerically superior force of North Vietnamese tanks and infantry in one of the finest, most exciting examples of collective bravery, endurance, and will that any war has produced. Here for the first time is the full account of that violent, deadly stand by Special Forces Team A-101 at the tiny compound of Lang Vei. Making use of extensive interviews with survivors, recently uncovered oral histories, and official records, author William Phillips presents astounding tales of individual and team courage against overwhelming odds.".
- catalog contributor b10636015.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "During the night of 6-7 February 1968, two dozen U.S. Army Green Berets and several hundred indigenous soldiers held off a numerically superior force of North Vietnamese tanks and infantry in one of the finest, most exciting examples of collective bravery, endurance, and will that any war has produced. Here for the first time is the full account of that violent, deadly stand by Special Forces Team A-101 at the tiny compound of Lang Vei.".
- catalog description "Foreword / William C. Westmoreland -- Prelude -- Boom City -- A Spooky Place to Die -- The MIKE Force -- The Role of the Green Berets -- The Pucker Factor Increases -- Tank Attack -- Escape and Counterattack -- Painful Extraction -- Monday Morning Quarterbacking -- PFOD (Write Off).".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-169) and index.".
- catalog description "Making use of extensive interviews with survivors, recently uncovered oral histories, and official records, author William Phillips presents astounding tales of individual and team courage against overwhelming odds.".
- catalog extent "xv, 179 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Night of the silver stars.".
- catalog identifier "1557506914 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Night of the silver stars.".
- catalog isPartOf "Naval Institute special warfare series".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press,".
- catalog relation "Night of the silver stars.".
- catalog subject "959.704/342 21".
- catalog subject "DS557.8.L28 P47 1997".
- catalog subject "Lang Vei, Battle of, Vietnam, 1968.".
- catalog subject "United States. Army. Special Forces.".
- catalog subject "Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Tank warfare.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / William C. Westmoreland -- Prelude -- Boom City -- A Spooky Place to Die -- The MIKE Force -- The Role of the Green Berets -- The Pucker Factor Increases -- Tank Attack -- Escape and Counterattack -- Painful Extraction -- Monday Morning Quarterbacking -- PFOD (Write Off).".
- catalog title "Night of the silver stars : the battle of Lang Vei / William R. Phillips.".
- catalog type "text".