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-Titulo Original : Reluctant Warrior A Marines True Story Of Duty And Heroism In Vietnam
-Fabricante :
Ballantine Books
-Descripcion Original:
Review THE REAL STUFF.-- The San Diego Union-Tribune ONE OF THE BEST VIETNAM WAR STORIES IVE EVER READ, one damn good, compelling read. Its almost something out of a Clancy novel, yet its true. The best thing I can say about it is I didnt want it to end.--Col. David Hackworth, New York Times bestselling author of About FaceBy the spring of 1970, American troops were ordered to pull out of Vietnam. The Marines of 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Wild Bill Drumright, were assigned to cover the withdrawal of 1st Marine Division. The Marines of 1st RECON Bn operated in teams of six or seven men. Heavily armed, the teams fought a multitude of bitter engagements with a numerically superior and increasingly aggressive enemy.Michael C. Hodgins served in Company C, 1st RECON Bn (Rein), as a platoon leader. In powerful, graphic prose, he chronicles his experience as a patrol leader in myriad combat situations--from hasty ambush to emergency extraction to prisoner snatch to combined-arms ambush. . . .THIS MEMOIR IS GRIPPING.--American Way From the Inside Flap ONE OF THE BEST VIETNAM WAR STORIES IVE EVER READ, one damn good, compelling read. Its almost something out of a Clancy novel, yet its true. The best thing I can say about it is I didnt want it to end.--Col. David Hackworth, New York Times bestselling author of About Face By the spring of 1970, American troops were ordered to pull out of Vietnam. The Marines of 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Wild Bill Drumright, were assigned to cover the withdrawal of 1st Marine Division. The Marines of 1st RECON Bn operated in teams of six or seven men. Heavily armed, the teams fought a multitude of bitter engagements with a numerically superior and increasingly aggressive enemy. Michael C. Hodgins served in Company C, 1st RECON Bn (Rein), as a platoon leader. In powerful, graphic prose, he chronicles his experience as a patrol leader in myriad combat situations--from hasty ambush to emergency extraction to prisoner snatch to combined-arms ambush. . . . THIS MEMOIR IS GRIPPING.--American Way From the Back Cover By the spring of 1970, American troops had been ordered to pull out of Vietnam, and the Marines of 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Wild Bill Drumright, were assigned to cover the withdrawal of 1st Marine Division. The Marines of 1st RECON Bn operated in teams of six or seven men. Heavily armed, the teams fought a multitude of bitter engagements with a numerically superior and increasingly aggressive enemy. About the Author Michael C. Hodgins enlisted in the United States Marines on July 7, 1964, shortly after his eighteenth birthday. He was commissioned through the Enlisted Commissioning Program in February 1969 and, upon completion of The Basic School, assigned to 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade, then deployed in South Vietnam. He served as an infantry platoon leader in Company H, 2d Battalion, 26th Marines from August 1969 to February 1970, whence he joined Company C, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division. Upon his return from Vietnam, the author served at various posts and stations as an infantry officer until resigning his commission in August 1978. He now resides in La Jolla, California, with his wife and two sons. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. CHAPTER ONE WELCOME ABOARD 3 MARCH 1970 A small army consisting of chosen troops is far better than a vast body, chiefly composed of rabble. The Hitopadesa, iii, c. 500 B.C. My ears popped repeatedly while our Boeing 707 executed a wide descending turn into the landing approach pattern for Da Nang. Bile rose in my throat as the plane lurched into a steeper descent. I swallowed hard, closed the dog-eared paperback I had been reading, and shifted in my seat to peer into space through a porthole. From my vantage point
-Fabricante :
Ballantine Books
-Descripcion Original:
Review THE REAL STUFF.-- The San Diego Union-Tribune ONE OF THE BEST VIETNAM WAR STORIES IVE EVER READ, one damn good, compelling read. Its almost something out of a Clancy novel, yet its true. The best thing I can say about it is I didnt want it to end.--Col. David Hackworth, New York Times bestselling author of About FaceBy the spring of 1970, American troops were ordered to pull out of Vietnam. The Marines of 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Wild Bill Drumright, were assigned to cover the withdrawal of 1st Marine Division. The Marines of 1st RECON Bn operated in teams of six or seven men. Heavily armed, the teams fought a multitude of bitter engagements with a numerically superior and increasingly aggressive enemy.Michael C. Hodgins served in Company C, 1st RECON Bn (Rein), as a platoon leader. In powerful, graphic prose, he chronicles his experience as a patrol leader in myriad combat situations--from hasty ambush to emergency extraction to prisoner snatch to combined-arms ambush. . . .THIS MEMOIR IS GRIPPING.--American Way From the Inside Flap ONE OF THE BEST VIETNAM WAR STORIES IVE EVER READ, one damn good, compelling read. Its almost something out of a Clancy novel, yet its true. The best thing I can say about it is I didnt want it to end.--Col. David Hackworth, New York Times bestselling author of About Face By the spring of 1970, American troops were ordered to pull out of Vietnam. The Marines of 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Wild Bill Drumright, were assigned to cover the withdrawal of 1st Marine Division. The Marines of 1st RECON Bn operated in teams of six or seven men. Heavily armed, the teams fought a multitude of bitter engagements with a numerically superior and increasingly aggressive enemy. Michael C. Hodgins served in Company C, 1st RECON Bn (Rein), as a platoon leader. In powerful, graphic prose, he chronicles his experience as a patrol leader in myriad combat situations--from hasty ambush to emergency extraction to prisoner snatch to combined-arms ambush. . . . THIS MEMOIR IS GRIPPING.--American Way From the Back Cover By the spring of 1970, American troops had been ordered to pull out of Vietnam, and the Marines of 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Wild Bill Drumright, were assigned to cover the withdrawal of 1st Marine Division. The Marines of 1st RECON Bn operated in teams of six or seven men. Heavily armed, the teams fought a multitude of bitter engagements with a numerically superior and increasingly aggressive enemy. About the Author Michael C. Hodgins enlisted in the United States Marines on July 7, 1964, shortly after his eighteenth birthday. He was commissioned through the Enlisted Commissioning Program in February 1969 and, upon completion of The Basic School, assigned to 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade, then deployed in South Vietnam. He served as an infantry platoon leader in Company H, 2d Battalion, 26th Marines from August 1969 to February 1970, whence he joined Company C, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division. Upon his return from Vietnam, the author served at various posts and stations as an infantry officer until resigning his commission in August 1978. He now resides in La Jolla, California, with his wife and two sons. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. CHAPTER ONE WELCOME ABOARD 3 MARCH 1970 A small army consisting of chosen troops is far better than a vast body, chiefly composed of rabble. The Hitopadesa, iii, c. 500 B.C. My ears popped repeatedly while our Boeing 707 executed a wide descending turn into the landing approach pattern for Da Nang. Bile rose in my throat as the plane lurched into a steeper descent. I swallowed hard, closed the dog-eared paperback I had been reading, and shifted in my seat to peer into space through a porthole. From my vantage point
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