Jungle dragoon : the memoir of an armored cav platoon leader in Vietnam / Paul D. Walker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walker, Paul D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army. Cavalry, 4th. Squadron, 1st.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

History.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Regimental histories--United States.

United States. Army. Cavalry, 4th. Squadron, 1st--History.

United States.

Walker, Paul D.

Genre:

Personal narratives -- American.

Autobiographies.

Personal narratives.

Physical Description:

xiii, 230 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Novato, CA : Pesidio, 1999.

Summary:

Tanks in the jungle? Although this is not an image that springs to mind when thinking of the Vietnam War, armored cavalry forces were used extensively throughout the country. In 1966 Lieutenant Paul D. Walker arrived in Vietnam and was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, the armored cavalry of the 1st Infantry Division, the famed ''Big Red 1." During this time the Quarter Car as it was known roamed the roads of III Corps, particularly War Zone C, north and east of Saigon near the Cambodian border. Heavy combat was commonplace as the Big Red 1 battled the 9th Viet Cong Division for control of the area.

Replete with the coming of age insights and leadership lessons that have made books like Platoon Leader perennial favorites, Jungle Dragoon delivers a exciting story of living on the edge, living in battle.

Contents:

1 In Country 1

2 The General's Briefing 11

3 A Platoon Lost 22

4 Ike Pappas 35

5 The Bob Hope Show 46

6 Wounded 55

7 A Classmate Visits 73

8 The Worst Day 86

9 The Vietnamese People 96

10 Enemy Base Camp 109

11 The Elvis Presley Club 123

12 An MI Team Visits 131

13 Friendly Fire 147

14 Ambush Patrol 160

15 The Leprosarium 174

16 A Soldier Called "Red" 184

17 Tank vs. MP Jeep 191

18 The Battle of Bau Bang 205

19 Tour's End 216.

ISBN:

0891416897

OCLC:

41452676