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Life and death in the Central Highlands [electronic resource] : an American sergeant in the Vietnam War, 1968-1970 / James T. Gillam.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gillam, James T.
- Series:
- North Texas military biography and memoir series ; no. 5.
- Number 5 in the North Texas military biography and memoir series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Campaigns--Vietnam--Central Highlands.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Regimental histories.
- Central Highlands (Vietnam)--History.
- Central Highlands (Vietnam).
- United States. Army. Infantry, 22nd. Battalion, 1st--History.
- United States.
- Gillam, James T.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (328 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In 1968 James T. Gillam was a poorly focused college student at Ohio University who was dismissed and then drafted into the Army. Unlike most African Americans who entered the Army then, he became a Sergeant and an instructor at the Fort McClellan Alabama School of Infantry. In September 1968 he joined the First Battalion, 22nd Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division in Vietnam. Within a month he transformed from an uncertain sergeant-who tried to avoid combat-to an aggressive soldier, killing his first enemy and planning and executing successful ambushes in the jungle. Gillam was a regular poin
- Contents:
- The Tet offensive: making space for the draft class of 1968
- Training the draft class of 1968
- Joining the Vietnam class of 1969/70
- Operation Putnam wildcat: November 1, 1969 to January 18, 1970
- Operation Putnam power: January 18 to February 7, 1970
- Operations Hines and Putnam paragon: February 16 to May 18, 1970
- Regional politics, diplomacy, and military preparations for invasion: March 11 to May 18, 1970
- The Cambodian invasion: May 7 to May 15, 1970
- Joining the Vietnam veteran's class of 1970
- Epilogue
- Appendix: Where are they now.
- Notes:
- Previously published in 2006 by Edwin Mellen Press under the title: War in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, 1968-1970.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-10903-4
- 9786613109033
- 1-57441-334-1
- OCLC:
- 723944062
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