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200 10$aNot a gentleman's war$b[electronic resource] $ean inside view of junior officers in the Vietnam War /$fby Ron Milam
210   $aChapel Hill $cUniversity of North Carolina Press$d2009
215   $a1 online resource (257 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aA 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.
330   $aWars 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
606   $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$zUnited States
606   $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xSocial aspects
606   $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xPsychological aspects
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615  0$aVietnam War, 1961-1975
615  0$aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xSocial aspects.
615  0$aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xPsychological aspects.
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