The Battle of Ngok Tavak by Bruce Davies

In 1968, deep in the western jungle of Vietnam near Laos, three Australian members of the AATTV led a company of Nung soldiers in a Special Forces mission to monitor the 2nd North Vietnamese Army Division.

Under the command of an Australian Army Captain and joined by an American Marine artillery detachment, the unit occupied an old French fort on Ngok Tavak hill, where they were soon attacked by North Vietnamese forces in a brutal battle.

The clash and the chaotic retreat that followed left behind unanswered questions and lingering trauma, including missing American soldiers—among them, Katharine Hepburn’s nephew.

Drawing on survivor accounts, official reports, Vietnamese documents, and war diaries, author and Vietnam veteran Bruce Davies uncovers the truths long obscured by time, offering closure to those connected to the battle.

A decorated soldier with years of combat experience, Davies tells this gripping and essential story for the sake of the fallen, the survivors, their families, and history itself.

Details:

• ISBN: 9781741750645
• Pages: 242
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin (2008)
• Format: Softcover