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Tragedy at Chu Lai : reconstructing a deadly grenade accident in a U.S. Army classroom in Vietnam, July 10, 1969 / David Venditta.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Venditta, David, 1954- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Venditti, Nicky, 1948-1969.
- Venditti, Nicky.
- United States. Army. Americal Division--Biography.
- United States.
- United States. Army--Warrant officers--Biography.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Vietnam--Chu Lai.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Military education--Accidents--United States.
- Military education.
- Grenades--Accidents--Vietnam.
- Grenades.
- Helicopter pilots--United States--Biography.
- Helicopter pilots.
- Helicopter pilots--Vietnam--Biography.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Biography.
- Malvern, Pennsylvania--Biography.
- Malvern, Pennsylvania.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations, photographs
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Nicky Venditti, a U.S. Army helicopter pilot, went to Vietnam in 1969 and was dead after 11 days, killed by an explosion during training at Chu Lai. This book documents the Army's mishandling of the incident and the effects on the families and friends of Venditti and of the two other young soldiers who died with him."-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-2438-0
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