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Moving through the jungle near the Cambodian border on May 18, 1967, a corporation of American infantry noticed three North Vietnamese Military regulars, AK-47s slung over their shoulders, walking down a well-worn trail in the tough Central Highlands. Startled by shouts of "Lai day, lai day" ("Come here, come here"), the three men fallen their packages and fled. The company commander, a lieutenant, sent a platoon down the trail to investigate. Those few men soon found themselves outnumbered, surrounded, and struggling because of their lives. Their first needy moments marked the start of a series of bloody battles that lasted more than a week, one which survivors would later call "the nine days in May border battles". Nine Days in May is the first full profile of the bitterly contested battles. Fought between three American battalions and two North Vietnamese Military regiments, this continuous, deadly face was one of the biggest, most savage actions seen by components of the storied 4th Infantry Division in Vietnam. Pulling on interviews with the individuals, Warren K. Wilkins recreates the vicious fighting with each other in gripping fine detail. This is a story of amazing courage and sacrifice shown in a series of battles which were fought and received within the framework of an broader, intractable strategic stalemate. Published by University of Oklahoma Press. "Stunning insight into a essentially unknown marketing campaign...transports us into the foxholes of fatigued, dirty soldiers fighting because of their lives in a peculiar land." (George J. Veith, author of Black April) "A magnificent addition to your understanding of the American war in Vietnam." (Gregory A. Daddis, author of Westmoreland's Conflict) "This work is a great addition to the history of the Vietnam Conflict." (Robert O. Babcock, leader and historian, Country wide 4th Infantry Division Association)
