The Four Days of Mayaguez

Four Days of Mayaguez is a compelling story of bold confrontation and heightening drama, of the courage and heroism of the captured crew and the Marines during the four tension-filled days of the Mayaguez Incident. The four days—Monday through Thursday—of the divisions of this book were, because of the international dateline, Sunday through Wednesday in Washington. One of the most controversial and dramatic incidents in the post-Vietnam period was the retaking of the American cargo ship May...