Fighting shadows in Vietnam
Subtitle: a combat memoir
By: Michael P. Moynihan, Jr
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780786478309
Subjects: Military life; United States; American Personal narratives; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Army; Biography; History
Description: "In 1969, an American soldier's adventure turned nightmare brings a visceral understanding of the words penned by Thoreau: 'Most men live lives of quiet desperation,' especially those at war. This emotional journey of self-realization chronicles the key perspective--shaping experiences of a U.S. Army grunt fighting in Vietnam"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Letters I never sent; title: Warriors with peace signs; title: Shit, shower, and shave; title: From Broadway to the Bush; title: Welcome to the jungle; title: The ambush; title: Life as a grunt; title: Next stop: Cambodia; title: R.I.E. and 326 tons; title: The hill with no name; title: Back to buttons; title: In the hands of fate; title: The transition.