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Subject(s)

• Moynihan, Michael P., 1949- [Browse]
• Vietnam War, 1961-1975—Personal narratives, American [Browse]
• United States. Army—Biography [Browse]
• United States. Army—Military life—History—20th century [Browse]

Summary note

"In 1969, an American soldier's adventure turned nightmare brings a visceral understanding of the words penned by Thoreau: 'Most men live lives of quiet desperation,' especially those at war. This emotional journey of self-realization chronicles the key perspective--shaping experiences of a U.S. Army grunt fighting in Vietnam"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

• Letters I never sent
• Warriors with peace signs
• Shit, shower, and shave
• From Broadway to the Bush
• Welcome to the jungle
• The ambush
• Life as a grunt
• Next stop: Cambodia
• R.I.E. and 326 tons
• The hill with no name
• Back to buttons
• In the hands of fate
• The transition.

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ISBN

• 9780786478309 (softcover : alkaline paper)
• 0786478306 (softcover : alkaline paper)

LCCN

2013050846

OCLC

849204949

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