A thoroughly documented study of nine years of American combat operations encompassing the crucial frontier valley and a 15-mile radius around it - the most deadly killing ground of the entire Vietnam War. Throughout the Vietnam War, one focal point persisted where the trainedprofessionals of the North Vietnamese and U.S. armies repeatedly fought head-to-head. A Shau Valor is a thoroughly documented study of nine years of American combat operations encompassing the crucial frontier valley and a 15-mile radiusaround it - the most deadly killing ground of the entire Vietnam War.