9th engineer battalion, first marine division, in vietnam, the: 35 personal accounts
Auteur :
Shellenbarger, Jean
Éditeur :
McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN :
9780786431106
Date de publication :
14 août 2007
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
422 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
An oral (or other) history of the 9th Engineers, the only Marine battalion formed specifically to go to Vietnam. Here, more than 35 men of the 9th talk about why they joined the Marines and their experiences in basic training. They speak about their five years (1966 to 1970) in country and also discuss what it was like to come home.