1 option
Cammie up! : memoir of a recon Marine in Vietnam, 1967-1968 / Steven A. Johnson ; foreword by Ray W. Stubbe.
Van Pelt Library DS559.5 .J644 2012
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, Steven A., 1946-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Johnson, Steven A., 1946-.
- Johnson, Steven A.
- United States. Marine Corps. Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- History.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Reconnaissance operations, American.
- United States. Marine Corps. Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd--History.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Personal narratives -- American.
- Autobiographies.
- Personal narratives.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 280 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2012]
- Summary:
- "This memoir chronicles one participant's time as a member of the Marines 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion. Johnson recounts his training, 1967 deployment to Vietnam, reconnaissance missions, and interactions with exotic plant and animal life, monsoon rains, and the enemy. With details involving tactics, geography, equipment, and fellow Marines, Johnson's account reveals an important facet of the total Vietnam experience"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Part 1 In Which I Make Preparations to See the Elephant
- 1 Transition 8
- 2 Reconnaissance School 15
- 3 California to Okinawa 24
- Part 2 In Which I Enter the Elephant's Realm
- 4 In Country: Phu Bai 30
- 5 Learning My Trade 43
- 6 Khe Sanh 49
- 7 Patrol Preparation 56
- 8 Settling In and Environment 64
- 9 Lizards and Leeches and Bugs ... Oh, My! 69
- Part 3 In Which I Can Definitely Smell the Elephant
- 10 Could'a Been Worse! 82
- 11 Sergeant of Marines 90
- 12 A Day in the Life 95
- 13 Trenches and Bunkers 98
- 14 Harborsites and a Little Travel 104
- 15 On Patrol 114
- 16 A Real Mess 12?
- 17 Death and a Long Walk 138
- 18 Fizzies and Nha Trang 147
- 19 Puff and Hill 950 155
- Part 4 In Which the Elephant Takes a Short Vacation
- 20 A New Company 164
- 21 Okinawa; Training 168
- 22 Back In Country; Quang Tri 176
- Part 5 In Which I Finally See the Elephant
- 23 More Patrols and Agent Orange 182
- 24 Ambush 190
- 25 China Beach and Malaria 211
- Part 6 In Which I Release the Elephant Back Into the Jungle
- 26 Going Home 222
- 27 Welcome Back? 228
- Part 7 No More Elephants
- 28 More Malaria 234
- 29 Duty Done-A New Journey 240.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786466009
- 0786466006
- OCLC:
- 733232474
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.