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Moyers S. Shore

b. 1941

Best known for a vivid history of the Vietnam War, this former Marine officer wrote about Khe Sanh with the clarity of someone steeped in military life. His work has stayed in circulation for decades, drawing readers interested in one of the war’s most fiercely contested battles.

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The Battle for Khe Sanh

The Battle for Khe Sanh

by Moyers S. Shore

About the author

Moyers S. Shore II was an American author and U.S. Marine Corps officer best known for The Battle for Khe Sanh. The book was published by the History and Museums Division at Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps in 1969, and later reprinted, which suggests it found a lasting audience among readers of military history.

Shore wrote about the 1968 Battle of Khe Sanh in a direct, documentary style. Contemporary Marine Corps material described the book as an objective and readable account of a crucial Vietnam War struggle, and modern editions and library listings show that it has continued to circulate long after its original publication.

Reliable biographical details about his wider life and career are limited in the sources I could confirm during this search. A Veterans Legacy Memorial page indicates that Moyers S. Shore II was born in 1941, but I was not able to verify a suitable portrait image from the available pages.