Through forty-nine personal interviews with Marine veterans and extensive research into after-action reports, Glass captures the raw, unfiltered reality of combat, bringing to life the stories of courage and resilience that defined these soldiers’ experiences. Swift Sword is available in hardcover, paperback, and ebook formats.

Marine Lance Corporal Jack Swan crested the face of a bare, rocky knoll in. the Que Son Valley of South Vietnam. Following Swan were the 164 Marines of. Mike Company, Third Battalion, Fifth Marines, First Marine Division. Their. mission was to locate and rescue two understrength and isolated companies.

Redesigned cover art and upgraded manuscript to showcase the true story of 164 Marines and Navy Corpsman who fought outnumbered and outgunned against the vaunted North Vietnamese Army on Operation Swift in 1967. A true Vietnam War saga based on 50 interviews with veterans who were there and relatives of those who didn’t come home.

Swift Sword is a powerful true account of the Marines of Mike Company, who faced overwhelming odds in a brutal Vietnam War firefight. Based on 50 interviews with veterans and families, this award-winning book brings to life the courage, sacrifice, and brotherhood of those who fought for survival on a lone knoll in the Que Son Valley.

2024年10月30日 · A true Vietnam War saga based on 50 interviews with veterans who were there and relatives of those who didn't come home. Winner of the 2023 PenCraft Book of the Year Award for Best Nonfiction "I served in Vietnam and reading Swift Sword is …

2014年5月7日 · Eyes peeled and moving quietly, Lance Corporal Jack Swan led 164 of his fellow US Marines from Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, Fifth Marines over the face of a bare, rocky knoll deep in the Que Son...

2023年7月10日 · In Swift Sword, the masterful storyteller Doyle Glass expertly transports his audience into the throes of Operation Swift in the Que Son Valley, Vietnam. His vivid narrative is the fruit of true accounts shared by veterans who managed to …