Overrun: Jungle Warfare in Vietnam

by Anthony H. Johnson

The second in a series of true war stories by a Marine who arrived in Vietnam at the age of 18. During Operation Mameluke Thrust, not long after the TET offensive, the 7th Marine Regiment of the 1st Marine Division went in search of the North Vietnamese Army forces in the jungle covered mountains where the enemy lived and prepared for their attacks. The Marines were hunting, and the NVA were ready for them. The Marines found themselves on surrounded by a far superior enemy force deep into enemy territory on the summit of Hill 1062. North Vietnamese “sappers”, high on opium and willing to die, attacked the Marines. A reinforced platoon of sappers broke through the Marine defensive perimeter firing AK47’s while throwing satchel charges and grenades. Perhaps, the most frightening word in the infantry vocabulary, is “overrun.”

21 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 7, 2018

About the author

Anthony H Johnson is a retired Judge, former Naval Intelligence Officer, Secret Service Agent, and US Marine. He lives in the small beach town of Treasure Island Florida, flies World War II airplanes and cruises his sailboat "Magic Dragon"

Reviews

[Kami Pineda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Managed to convey his experiences in a specific horrific action in a short story. A great storyteller! Recommend reading it whether or not you've been there.This Amazon reviews suck because I have to write a required number of wordsve to

Did it already ok.....need sixteen more words in order to write a review. Need seven more words then finally can post. What if I'm not literate?

[June M Slay · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm still in awe. You continue to amaze me. Another great read about life and reality.

Anthony Johnson has more than exceeded every expectation on his life and details. Great second book. Keep up good work. Walton Proud!

[Thomas O]

Talk about a short intense read. Got through it in about an hour or so. Definitely placed you right in the middle of the action with the descriptive writing style. O ly gave it 4 stars due to the length..

[Ray York · Rating 5 out of 5]

Overrun

Overrun is a great short story of a Marine unit in the jungle of Vietnam. It gives the reader some understanding of what goes through a guys head and how he deals with it. Great after story on one of the wounded survivors. A good read.

[Richard R Thomas · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not sure why Amazon sold me a book that took 30 minutes to read???? Not all that good either. Do not buy this one xxx

Rip p ed off do n poo t buy this book or should I say letter sized waste of time.

[a.t.m. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vietnam war told by a Veteran,who was there.

The author tells it like it happened and it is a short read. I highly recommend this book to all

[Tom Bowers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good story, well written. My only complaint might be it is too quick a read. I plan on reading the last 2 in the series.

[Edwrd Poole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great short story about Nam and the Marines who fought there!!! I liked all of his 3 short stories!!

[Steve Hall · Rating 1 out of 5]

What a rip-off!!!

Well written, but not even long enough to be a little short story, even less than a short magazine article!!! Not worth even .99 cents!!

[gregory c smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too short.

A decent read, but only a few pages in length. Takes about 20 minutes to complete. A very brief snippet.

[Steven C Marchand · Rating 5 out of 5]

brief and intense

Well written. I would have liked to hear more about the experience and the mentality of the warriors who faced the dangers of war.

[Candice Sanderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading this book submerged me into the life of a soldier during Viet Nam. The book kept me on the edge of my seat as I read the details of combat. Once again, the author takes these intense experiences and puts a positive spin on them. Even when living in a hellish situation, you can look for the gift. The life lessons from trauma can be used to our advantage. It's a matter of perspective as this author so adeptly shows us.