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Time in the barrel : a Marine's account of the Battle for Con Thien / James P. Coan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Coan, James P., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Coan, James P.
- United States. Marine Corps--Officers--Biography.
- United States.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Vietnam--Con Thiè̂n Mountain Region.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Tank warfare.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American.
- Marines--United States--Biography.
- Marines.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University of Alabama Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- "'Time in the Barrel' is James P. Coan's highly personal memoir in which he relives his days as a United States Marine during a pivotal conflict of the Vietnam War"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The first day
- Meeting the challenge
- Then the rains came
- Hell on the hill
- Return of the walking dead
- The siege is broken
- Epilogue
- Appendix A. First Platoon, Alpha Company, at Con Thien
- Appendix B. Vietnam diary.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8173-9205-X
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