Impact zone : the battle of the DMZ in Vietnam, 1967-1968 / Jim Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Jim, 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Campaigns--Vietnam--Vietnam Demilitarized Zone.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

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

Brown, Jim, 1942-.

Brown, Jim.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A Vietnam War combat memoir from the perspective of an artilleryman. Impact Zone documents Marine First Lieutenant James S. Brown's intense battle experiences, including those at Khe Sanh and Con Thien, throughout his thirteen months of service on the DMZ during 1967-68. This high-action account also reflects Brown's growing belief that the Vietnam War was mis-fought due to the unproductive political leadership of President Johnson and his administration. Brown's naiveté developed into hardening skepticism and cynicism as he faced the harsh realities of war, thoug

Contents:

Contents; List of Maps; Acknowledgments; 1. Why; 2. The Transition; 3. Arrival; 4. The Rockpile; 5. A Mountaintop Experience; 6. The Ambushes; 7. Dong Ha; 8. Con Thien; Photographs; 9. Fix Bayonets; 10. Camp Carroll; 11. R&R; 12. Tet; 13. Ca Lu; 14. Khe Sanh; 15. LZ Torch; 16. The Repose; 17. The Final Days; Afterword; Glossary of Military Terms and Acronyms; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]) and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-8709-9

OCLC:

823390271