Writing the war
Subtitle: my ten months in the jungles, streets and paddies of South Vietnam, 1968
By: Stephen E. Atkins.
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C; London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786442720
Subjects: Atkins, Stephen E; United States. -- Army. -- Infantry Regiment, 31st. -- Battalion, 6th; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Regimental histories -- United States
Genres: Personal narratives, American
Description: "Stephen E. Atkins was drafted just before he had completed his Ph.D. in French history. After Officer Candidacy School which was cut short, he became a non-commissioned officer and arrived in South Vietnam 1968. His memoir is the result of a tour of intense fighting, careful documentation, and an illicit diary kept at all times"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Background and training for the Vietnam War; title: First weeks in South Vietnam; title: First blooding; title: Operations in the first weeks of May; title: Battle of the cholon y bridge; title: Combat in the Mekong Delta; title: Adapting to the rear-echelon and the battle of the plain of reeds report; title: Back at bearcat and the Thai presidential award; title: Events at Dong Tam and special assignment; title: Back at Dong Tam; title: Last months in South Vietnam.