A Very Short War : The Mayaguez and the Battle of Koh Tang

238pp. Grey cloth-covered boards, silver titles on spine. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some minor shelf wear. 8vo. A unique and compelling account of the Mayaguez - Koh Tang crisis which sheds new light on the politics, the tactics, the orders, the high-level decision makers, and the fighting men entangled in the crucial military action that nearly ended in disaster for the U.S. forces.