Serving as both pointman and sniper, he experienced six weeks of frontline duty, averaging a firefight each week with heavy casualties. With his advanced degree and a $2.50 case of beer for a bribe, he then transferred to the 19th Military History Detachment and spent the remainder of his tour of duty traveling the Mekong Delta, Plain of Reeds, and areas near Saigon. His memoir is the result of a tour of intense fighting, careful documentation, and an illicit diary.
Serving as both pointman and sniper, he experienced six weeks of frontline duty, averaging a firefight each week with heavy casualties. With his advanced degree and a $2.50 case of beer for a bribe, he then transferred to the 19th Military History Detachment and spent the remainder of his tour of duty traveling the Mekong Delta, Plain of Reeds, and areas near Saigon. His memoir is the result of a tour of intense fighting, careful documentation, and an illicit diary.
Writing the War: My Ten Months in the Jungles, Streets and Paddies of South Vietnam, 1968
223Writing the War: My Ten Months in the Jungles, Streets and Paddies of South Vietnam, 1968
223Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780786442720 |
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Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers |
Publication date: | 02/23/2010 |
Series: | History/Military/Vietnam War |
Pages: | 223 |
Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |