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An astonishing memoir of military courage at a remote outpost during the Vietnam War. An astonishing memoir of military courage at a remote outpost during the Vietnam War ""A riveting, dead-true account in the tradition ofBlack Hawk DownandWe Were Soldiers Once...and Young.""-Steven Pressfield, national bestselling author ofThe Lion's Gate In October 1969, William Albracht, the youngest Green Beret captain in Vietnam, took command of a remote hilltop outpost called Firebase Kate held by only 27 American soldiers and 156 Montagnard militiamen. At dawn the next morning, three North Vietnamese Army regiments-some six thousand men-crossed the Cambodian border and attacked. Outnumbered three dozen to one, Albracht's men held off the assault but, after five days, Kate's defenders were out of ammo and water. Refusing to die or surrender, Albracht led his troops off the hill and on a daring night march through enemy lines. Abandoned in Hell is an astonishing memoir of leadership, sacrifice, and brutal violence, a riveting journey into Vietnam's heart of darkness, and a compelling reminder of the transformational power of individual heroism. Not since Lone Survivor and We Were Soldiers Once...and Young has there been such a gripping and authentic account of battlefield courage. INCLUDES PHOTOS

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-An epic tale of junior officers and NCOs salvaging a clusterf**k with minimum losses and maximum damage to the enemy. Nasty war. Great book.---Jim Morris, author of War Story and Above and Beyond -A riveting, dead-true account in the tradition of Black Hawk Down and We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young.---Steven Pressfield, national bestselling author of The Lion's Gate -Abandoned in Hell is essential reading about the brave men who lived and died fighting an unpopular war.---David Hume Kennerly, winner of the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography

An epic tale of junior officers and NCOs salvaging a clusterf**k with minimum losses and maximum damage to the enemy. Nasty war. Great book. Jim Morris, author of War Story and Above and Beyond A riveting, dead-true account in the tradition of Black Hawk Down and We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young. Steven Pressfield, national bestselling author of The Lion s Gate Abandoned in Hell is essential reading about the brave men who lived and died fighting an unpopular war. David Hume Kennerly, winner of the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography

An epic tale of junior officers and NCOs salvaging a clusterf**k with minimum losses and maximum damage to the enemy. Nasty war. Great book. Jim Morris, author of <i>War Story</i> and <i>Above and Beyond</i> A riveting, dead-true account in the tradition of <i>Black Hawk Down</i> and <i>We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young</i>. Steven Pressfield, national bestselling author of <i>The Lion s Gate </i> <i>Abandoned in Hell</i> is essential reading about the brave men who lived and died fighting an unpopular war. David Hume Kennerly, winner of the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography

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William Albracht is a highly decorated Vietnam veteran and retired Secret Service agent, whose twenty-five-year White House career included the protection details of four American presidents and numerous foreign dignitaries. Upon retirement, Albracht managed executive security operations at the Ford Motor Company before returning to his hometown to open a security consulting business. Marvin J. Wolf is a decorated Vietnam veteran and the author or coauthor of many nonfiction books, including Where White Men Fear to Tread and Buddha's Child.

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