Ghosts and Shadows: A Marine in Vietnam, 1968-1969
The author arrived at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego ill-prepared for the training and abuse that awaited him in boot camp. At the time, he would have done anything to escape; only upon reflection years later did he realize that the self-confidence instilled in him by his drill instructors had probably saved his life in Vietnam. A few months after boot camp, Private Ball was shipped out to Vietnam, joining F Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, near Khe Sanh. As a grunt, in the vernacular of the Corps, Ball, like the other youths of F Company, did a difficult and deadly job in such places as the A Shau Valley, Leatherneck Square, the DMZ and other obscure but critical I Corps locales. Histheirfear of death mingled with homesickness. Little did they realize that the horrors of the Vietnam Warhorrors that while in-country they often claimed did not even existwould haunt them for the rest of their lives.
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Ghosts and Shadows: A Marine in Vietnam, 1968-1969
The author arrived at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego ill-prepared for the training and abuse that awaited him in boot camp. At the time, he would have done anything to escape; only upon reflection years later did he realize that the self-confidence instilled in him by his drill instructors had probably saved his life in Vietnam. A few months after boot camp, Private Ball was shipped out to Vietnam, joining F Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, near Khe Sanh. As a grunt, in the vernacular of the Corps, Ball, like the other youths of F Company, did a difficult and deadly job in such places as the A Shau Valley, Leatherneck Square, the DMZ and other obscure but critical I Corps locales. Histheirfear of death mingled with homesickness. Little did they realize that the horrors of the Vietnam Warhorrors that while in-country they often claimed did not even existwould haunt them for the rest of their lives.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780786472772 |
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Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers |
Publication date: | 11/19/2012 |
Pages: | 224 |
Sales rank: | 895,177 |
Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
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