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Brown Jim <1942-> |
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Impact zone [[electronic resource] ] : the battle of the DMZ in Vietnam, 1967-1968 / / Jim Brown |
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Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2004 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (292 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Campaigns - Vietnam - Vietnam Demilitarized Zone |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Maps; Acknowledgments; 1. Why; 2. The Transition; 3. Arrival; 4. The Rockpile; 5. A Mountaintop Experience; 6. The Ambushes; 7. Dong Ha; 8. Con Thien; Photographs; 9. Fix Bayonets; 10. Camp Carroll; 11. R&R; 12. Tet; 13. Ca Lu; 14. Khe Sanh; 15. LZ Torch; 16. The Repose; 17. The Final Days; Afterword; Glossary of Military Terms and Acronyms; Index |
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A Vietnam War combat memoir from the perspective of an artilleryman. Impact Zone documents Marine First Lieutenant James S. Brown's intense battle experiences, including those at Khe Sanh and Con Thien, throughout his thirteen months of service on the DMZ during 1967-68. This high-action account also reflects Brown's growing belief that the Vietnam War was mis-fought due to the unproductive political leadership of President Johnson and his administration. Brown's naiveteĢ developed into hardening skepticism and cynicism as he faced the harsh realities of war, thoug |
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