Extraordinary Valor av William Jr. Reeder

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<p>Extraordinary Valor is the true story of American Special Forces officer John Duffy, and South Vietnamese paratrooper, L¿an M?, as they fight to defend Charlie Hill, a key to holding Vietnam''s Central Highlands during North Vietnam''s 1972 Easter Offensive.</p><p>John Joseph Duffy was born in Brooklyn, New York; Le Van M? in a small village outside the old imperial capital of Hue in South Vietnam. Living on opposite sides of the globe, they come together in the heat of war in Southeast Asia when Major Duffy is assigned as the American advisor to the elite South Vietnamese 11th Airborne Battalion where M? is second in command. </p><p>The battalion receives the order to "Fight to the death" on Charlie Hill. After two weeks of intense combat, hundreds lay dead and those still standing are out of food, water, and medical supplies. Their ammunition is nearly gone. Duffy and M? draw on their bond of friendship and trust to make a selfless two-man last stand against the final North Vietna