Last Stand at Khe Sanh cover art

Last Stand at Khe Sanh

The US Marines’ Finest Hour in Vietnam

 Preview
Free with 30-day trial
A 30-day trial plus your first audiobook free.
1 credit/month after trial—to buy any title you like, yours to keep.
Listen all you want to a selection of thousands of Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts.
$16.45 a month after 30 day trial. Cancel anytime.

Last Stand at Khe Sanh

By: Gregg Jones
Narrated by: William Hughes
Free with 30-day trial

$16.45/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $19.99

Buy Now for $19.99

About this listen

The vivid, fast-paced account of the siege of Khe Sanh told through the eyes of the men who lived it.

For seventy-seven days in 1968, amid fears that America faced its own disastrous Dien Bien Phu, six thousand US Marines held off thirty thousand North Vietnamese Army regulars at the remote mountain stronghold called Khe Sanh. It was the biggest battle of the Vietnam War, with sharp ground engagements, devastating artillery duels, and massive US air strikes. After several weeks of heroic defense, the besieged Americans struck back in a series of bold assaults, and the North Vietnamese withdrew with heavy losses.

Last Stand at Khe Sanh is the vivid, fast-paced account of the dramatic confrontation as experienced by the men who were there: Marine riflemen and grenadiers, artillery and air observers, platoon leaders and company commanders, Navy corpsmen and helicopter pilots, and a plucky band of US Army Special Forces. Based on extensive archival research and more than one hundred interviews with participants, Last Stand at Khe Sanh captures the courage and camaraderie of the defenders and delivers the fullest account yet of this epic battle.

©2014 Gregg Jones (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc. 20th Century Americas Asia Military Modern Southeast Asia United States Vietnam War War US Army Marine Corps Military Vietnam
All stars
Most relevant  
While being incredibly sad, this is a huge part of modern history, the book was very detailed, and read very well, clear and precise. I recommend you get this book to understand life as it was then..

Incredible Story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A captivating title that I couldn’t drag myself away from, I highly recommend it to anyone interested in the personal stories of the Vietnam war.

Immersive

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Great book. Written and narrated so well. Highly recommend it to anyone with a interest in Vietnam.

Great Book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A comprehensive blow by blow history lesson. A must read, if just to bring some long past focus to an event that none of us should forget.
Thank you for your service.
From an Australian

Heavy Going, but worth it

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Great book, learnt a great deal.

would recommend it to anyone looking to learn more about the war in Vietnam

Great book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The book itself is excellent, I cannot fault it and learnt allot. The only thing is the narrator. The way he says some of the words is like water torcher. Drip, drip, drip. In particular the words "North Vietnamese". However buy the book or audio and persevere. It's worth it. l learnt allot. Sorry for my whinge.

Very good book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Brilliantly researched and superbly written. The author walks the listener through the harrowing months by following individual after individual describing their actual experiences and often the circumstances of their demise.

As a veteran myself I’ve seldom heard told so brilliantly the randomness and cruelty of fate or lived the days through so many names that now live forever on the granite walls of the Vietnam memorial in Washington

Superb!!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Hard hitting , brought a tear to my eye more than once , great read 👍🏼

great book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Prefer hearing first hand account not a reporters.
Narrator does not know how to say Vietnamese. Can't listen anymore.

It's ok

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.