Marshalling the Faithful: The Marines' First Year In Vietnam
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With the explosive firepower of his military classics Marine Sniper and Silent Warrior , Charles Henderson gives a startlingly realistic account of the Marines' hellish introduction to a new kind of warfare in Vietnam--and the raw truth about how it produced a new kind of American soldier. In 1965, the U.S. Marines landed in Vietnam. It was supposed to be just another deployment. America was going to do what the French before them could not--clean up that dirty little brush war in South Vietnam. But, new to the front lines, the Marines were experiencing the smoke and bloodshed of war for the first time. That year, the war's carnage became frighteningly real to television audiences back home--but the Marines were already displaying the fighting courage of experienced heroes. They had quickly learned the first rule of combat: Kill or be killed.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0425209970
ISBN13:9780425209974
Release Date:June 2006
Publisher:Penguin Publishing Group
Length:432 Pages
Weight:1.04 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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simply the best
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
my Father, a chopper pilot, was killed in the pre-'65 Vietnam era Reading this book helped me understand what, where and WHY my Father was there. His sacrifice was not in vain! Semper Fi Laron D Shannon
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