Odin & Aesop
Interested in military history? Please join Join Bill Redman and Tony Faust two retired Marines as they review military history books and provide a unique look at how the book’s contents relate to current trends in military operations. Each episode provides a detailed book discussion along with some recommendations for related reading on the topic.”
Odin & Aesop
The Magnificent Bastards
December 11, 2021
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Bill Redman, Tony Faust & Kevin Yeo
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Season 1
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Episode 13
In April 1968 large elements of the North Vietnamese Army’s 320th Division crossed the Demilitarized Zone into South Vietnam. They were advancing towards the 3rd Marine Division’s command post and major logistics hub at Dong Ha when they were engaged by the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines. Fighting raged in and around the village of Dai Do from April 30th until May 3rd. This was some of the Vietnam War’s most intense combat. The United States suffered 233 dead and 821 wounded. Keith Nolan’s “Magnificent Bastards” tells the story.