02990nam 2200661Ia 450 991095585650332120200520144314.0979-88-908828-9-9979-88-9313-312-71-4696-0534-10-8078-9864-3(CKB)2520000000007801(EBL)475198(OCoLC)646872630(SSID)ssj0000459625(PQKBManifestationID)11328498(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000459625(PQKBWorkID)10461839(PQKB)10194280(OCoLC)966771198(MdBmJHUP)muse48641(Au-PeEL)EBL475198(CaPaEBR)ebr10350286(CaONFJC)MIL930390(Perlego)538331(MiAaPQ)EBC475198(EXLCZ)99252000000000780120090420d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNot a gentleman's war an inside view of junior officers in the Vietnam War /by Ron MilamChapel Hill University of North Carolina Press20091 online resource (257 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8078-3712-1 0-8078-3330-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 servedVietnam War, 1961-1975United StatesVietnam War, 1961-1975Social aspectsVietnam War, 1961-1975Psychological aspectsVietnam War, 1961-1975Vietnam War, 1961-1975Social aspects.Vietnam War, 1961-1975Psychological aspects.959.704/3959.7043Milam Ron(John R.)1832271MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910955856503321Not a gentleman's war4406132UNINA