Ride the Thunder: A Vietnam War Story of Honor and Triumph

Botkin recounts the exploits of the U.S. Marines and their Vietnamese allies largely responsible for thwarting the Communist invasion of South Vietnam-known as the Easter Offensive of 1972. These are the men who "rode the thunder" and almost saved a nation.The book is brimming with new information about these old battles, including: How Colonel G.H. Turley found himself suddenly serving as chief advisor to the Third ARVN Division and how his command decisions helped defeat the Easter Offensive; how the incredible American effort to destroy the Dong Ha Bridge halted the Communist advance; how South Vietnamese Marines were winning on the battlefield and then suffered terribly after the war during the "re-education" process.

Richard Botkin's book provides a fresh, provocative look at the Vietnam War and the heroic warriors who fought it.