{"product_id":"9781250024954","title":"Fire Base Illingworth: An Epic True Story of Remarkable Courage Against Staggering Odds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFire Base Illingworth\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic, never-before-told true story of a North Vietnamese Army attack and how the men of this nearly overrun Fire Base survived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early morning hours of April 1, 1970, more than four hundred North Vietnamese soldiers charged out into the open and tried to over-run FSB Illingworth. The battle went on, mostly in the dark, for hours. Exposed ammunition canisters were hit and blew up, causing a thunderous explosion inside the FSB that left dust so thick it jammed the hand-held weapons of the GIs. Much of the combat was hand-to-hand. In all, twenty-four Americans lost their lives and another fifty-four were wounded. Nearly one hundred enemy bodies were recovered. It was one of the most vicious small unit firefights in the history of U.S. forces in Vietnam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs in his acclaimed book \u003ci\u003eBlackhorse Riders,\u003c\/i\u003e a finalist for the prestigious Colby Award, Philip Keith uncovers a harrowing true story of bravery and sacrifice by the men who fought valiantly to hold FSB Illingworth-a tale never-before-told and one that will not be soon forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47044586176752,"sku":"9781250024954","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250024954_p0.jpg?v=1763760576","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250024954","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}