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Not a Gentleman's War: An Inside View of Junior Officers in the Vietnam War

Door John R. Milam

Categorie	Geschiedenis Azië
Boeknummer	#390158-ZD34
Titel	Not a Gentleman's War: An Inside View of Junior Officers in the Vietnam War
Auteur	Milam, John R.
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	University of North Carolina Press
Jaar van uitgave	2009
ISBN10	0807833304
ISBN13	9780807833308
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original black cloth, silver lettered spine, dust jacket, 8vo.
Samenvatting	A combat veteran of the Vietnam War draws on oral histories, after-action reports, diaries, letters, and other archival sources to debunk the view that the junior officers who served in Vietnam were poorly trained, unmotivated soldiers typified by Lt. William Calley of My Lai infamy. 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 ... (Lees verder)debunks this view, demonstrating that most of the lieutenants who served in combat performed their duties well and effectively, serving with great skill, dedication, and commitment to the men they led. Milam's narrative provides a vivid, on-the-ground portrait of what the platoon leader faced: training his men, keeping racial tensions at bay, and preventing alcohol and drug abuse, all in a war without fronts. Yet despite these obstacles, junior officers performed admirably, as documented by field reports and evaluations of their superior officers. More than 5,000 junior officers died in Vietnam; all of them had volunteered to lead men in battle. Based on meticulous and wide-ranging research, this book provides a much-needed serious treatment of these men--the only such study in print--shedding new light on the longest war in American history.
Pagina's	238
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 15,00

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