War stories
Subtitle: a GI reporter in Vietnam, 1970/1971
By: Conrad M. Leighton
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Jefferson, North Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9781476663982
Subjects: Correspondence; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; War correspondents; Anecdotes; United States. Army. Cavalry Division, 1st; United States; Military life; Personal narratives; United States. Army; Regimental histories; Biography
Description: "As a GI reporter for the 1st Air Cavalry Division in Vietnam, the author chronicled the experiences of combat soldiers in newspaper and magazine articles, including jungle missions, life on firebases, struggles in the rear and survival as a frontline journalist. His stories and letters are combined here in chronological order, providing a narrative of combat in Vietnam"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: In country: August 15, 1970, to September 30, 1970; title: On assignment: October 1, 1970, to December 31, 1970; title: Into the jungle: January 1, 1971, to February 27, 1971; title: The audience shrinks: March 1, 1971, to April 30, 1971; title: Nearing the end: May 1, 1971, to June 30, 1971; title: Being short: July 1, 1971, to August 15, 1971.