Red Thunder, Tropic Lightning: The World of a Combat Division in Vietnam

ISBN-13: 9780367285296 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 328 str.

Eric M Bergerud

Opis

This book examines the world confronted by the men of an American combat division during the Vietnam War. It covers several subjects, including the physical surroundings, weaponry, battles big and small, the medical effort, relations with the Vietnamese, and morale.

Spis treści

List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. A Setting for War: Coping with a Strange and Hostile World -- 2. Tools of the Trade -- 3. Around in Circles: Warfare in 360 Degrees -- 4. The Shitting Battlefields of Vietnam -- 5. WIA: Wounded in Action -- 6. The Vietnamese -- 7. To Stand and Fight: Morale in the 25th Division -- Epilogue: Last Thoughts from Three Veterans of the Tropic Lightning Division -- Appendix: A Roster of the 25th Infantry Division List of Terms, Abbreviations, and Acronym.

O autorze

Eric M. Bergerud