Combat Veterans' Stories of the Vietnam War : Vietnam War Paperback / softback
by Norman Black
Part of the Combat Veterans' Stories series
Paperback / softback
Description
This volume contains 11 autobiographical stories. The first begins in October 1966, and is told by a Marine infantry forward observer who was in 13 combat operations.
The final story is told by a Marine machine gunner who was in numerous skirmishes and ambushes, in I Corps, and also the battle for Hue.
Other stories include those told by a marine infantry officer who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism and leadership in fighting at villages named Dai Do and Dinh and and a U.S. naval aviator who was shot down and tortured, while held prisoner, by the North Vietnamese. Volumes 1-4 of this series contain combat experiences told by 57 Vietnam War veterans. Volume 4 also contains information about the armed forces of nations allied with the U.S. that fought against North Vietnam. Volume 5 contains a review of the war and U.S. armed forces in it, POW treatment, MIAs, the CIA and the drug trade, war crimes, PTSD, and moral injury.
It also contains a photo overview of combat in South Vietnam, in 1968, which was a decisive year in the war.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:296 pages
- Publisher:Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication Date:05/02/2018
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- ISBN:9781984348685
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Information
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:296 pages
- Publisher:Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication Date:05/02/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9781984348685
