Vietnam memoirs : a passage to sorrow / J. Robert Falabella.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Falabella, J. Robert, 1930-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Falabella, J. Robert, 1930-.

Falabella, J. Robert.

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

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Chaplains--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (156 p.)

Edition:

First Naval Institute Press paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland. : Naval Institute Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A U.S. Army chaplain for the 25th Infantry Division recounts his experiences sharing the hardships and dangers that made up the daily routine of a combat soldier in Vietnam. Chaplain Falabella, decorated for his bravery under fire, offers eyewitness accounts of search-and-destroy missions, night ambushes, helicopter assaults, and a multi-hour fire fight during the first TET Offensive. The chaplain s memoir persuasively captures the emotions of his men the anxiety and loneliness and the effect of the climate and terrain on the mind, body, and spirit. His descriptions of waiting for approaching

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright ; Dedication ; Foreword ; Chapter One ; Chapter Two ; Chapter Three; Chapter Four ; Chapter Five; Chapter Six ; Chapter Seven ; Chapter Eight ; Chapter Nine ; Chapter Ten ; Chapter Eleven ; Chapter Twelve; Chapter Thirteen ; Chapter Fourteen ; Chapter Fifteen ; Chapter Sixteen ; Chapter Seventeen ; Chapter Eighteen ; Chapter Nineteen ; Chapter Twenty ; Chapter Twenty-one; Chapter Twenty-two ; Chapter Twenty-three; About the Author

Notes:

Originally published: New York : Pageant Press International. c1971.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61251-450-2

OCLC:

855969820