TY  - BOOK
AU  - Keith,Philip A.
TI  - Blackhorse riders: a desperate last stand, an extraordinary rescue mission, and the Vietnam battle America forgot 
SN  - 0312681925
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - St. Martin's Press
KW  - United States
KW  - Army
KW  - Armored Cavalry Regiment, 11th
KW  - History
KW  - Cavalry Regiment, 8th
KW  - Charlie Company
KW  - Vietnam War, 1961-1975
KW  - Campaigns
KW  - Vietnam
KW  - Tây Ninh
KW  - Jungle warfare
KW  - Regimental histories
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Alpha Troop: men of iron, steeds of steel -- Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry -- Company C, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry -- "Humping jungle" -- One bad round can ruin your whole day... -- Firestorm -- Big brother is watching -- "Saddle up" -- Tough choices -- "Busting jungle" -- Angel of mercy -- Encouraging words -- Breakthrough -- "Commence fire!" -- Slugfest -- The high water mark -- "And that's all she wrote..." -- Battle of the senses -- Recall -- Appendix 1: Text of Presidential Obama's speech on October 20, 2009 -- Appendix 2: The Blackhorse Regiment, the 11th Armored Cavalry -- Appendix 3: The M-551 sheridan tank -- Appendix 4: The M-113 Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicle (ACAV)
N2  - Documents the daring March 1970 campaign by the Blackhorse Regiment to rescue an infantry unit that was surrounded and outnumbered by Northern Vietnamese forces, and describes the thirty-year effort to formally commend their bravery
ER  -