Valor in Vietnam : Chronicles of honor, courage and sacrifice 1963-1977 / Allen B. Clark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Allen B., 1942- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clark, Allen B., 1942-.

Clark, Allen B.

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

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Veterans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia ; Oxford : Casemate, 2012.

Summary:

Every war continues to dwell in the lives it touched, in the lives of those living through that time, and in those absorbed by its historical significance. The Vietnam War lives on-famously or infamously, depending on political points of view-but those who have "been there, done that" have a highly personalized window on their time of that history. Valor in Vietnam focuses on nineteen stories of Vietnam, stories of celebrated figures in the veteran community, compelling war narratives, vignettes of battles, and the emotional impact on the combatants. It is replete with leadership lessons and v

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Historical Overview: The War in Brief; Chapter 1: Early Special Forces "A" Teams in South Vietnam; Chapter 2: "How's it Feel to be the Man that Started World War III?"; Chapter 3: Vietnamization to Americanization; Chapter 4: Garry Owen (LZs X-Ray and Albany); Chapter 5: The Unlonesome End Story; Chapter 6: Take the High Risk, High Reward Route; Chapter 7: The Air War and Incredible Rescues; Chapter 8: Surrounded on Three Sides!; Chapter 9: "Mom, I'm Joining the Marines Again; Chapter 10: A Ranger's Ranger; Chapter 11: The Real Horrors of War

Chapter 12: Mission of Mercy at Son TayChapter 13: Winning Hearts and Minds; Chapter 14: The Reluctant Warrior; Chapter 15: Coming Home; Chapter 16: Ghosts in the A Shau Valley; Chapter 17: A Will to Survive; Chapter 18: Evacuation of Saigon, 1975; Chapter 19: Left Behind; Reflections; Author's Afterword; Acknowledgments; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; Copyright

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-282) and index.

ISBN:

1-4804-1119-1