Not a gentleman's war [[electronic resource] ] : an inside view of junior officers in the Vietnam War / / by Ron Milam

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456370303321
• Autore: Milam Ron (John R.)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2009
• ISBN: 1-4696-0534-1; 0-8078-9864-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 959.704/3
• Soggetti: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - United States; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Social aspects; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Psychological aspects; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: A thousand Calleys -- pt. one. CONUS. The selection process -- The training process -- The evaluation process -- pt. two. Vietnam. Training in Vietnam -- Rules of engagement -- Atrocious behavior -- Discipline -- Conclusion: One Calley -- Appendix 1: Glossary -- Appendix 2: Historiographical essay -- Appendix 3: OCS leadership qualities and traits -- Appendix 4: Questionnaires and interviews.
• Sommario/riassunto: Wars are not fought by politicians and generals--they are fought by soldiers. Written by a combat veteran of the Vietnam War, Not a Gentleman's War is about such soldiers--a gritty, against-the-grain defense of the much-maligned junior officer. Conventional wisdom holds that the junior officer in Vietnam was a no-talent, poorly trained, unmotivated soldier typified by Lt. William Calley of My Lai infamy. Drawing on oral histories, after-action reports, diaries, letters, and other archival sources, Ron Milam debunks this view, demonstrating that most of the lieutenants who served