Gone native
Subtitle: an NCO's story
By: Alan G. Cornett.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
Subjects: Cornett, Alan G.; United States. Army. Special Forces -- History.; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American.; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
Description: Green Beret medic Alan Cornett arrived in Vietnam in 1966 and spent seven years immersed in the country's culture and its people. He tells a no-holds barred story of an American soldier who made sacrifices far beyond the call of duty, refusing to turn his back on the Vietnamese.
Notes: Includes glossary pp. 276-292.