Soldiering on in a Dying War: The True Story of the Firebase Pace Incidents and the Vietnam Drawdown

ISBN-13: 9780700634033 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 356 str.

William J. Shkurti

Spis treści

• List of Figures and Tables
• Preface
• List of Abbreviations
• Part One: The Siege
• 1. Winding Down
• 2. Proud Americans
• 3. Sappers in the Wire
• 4. Bad Omen
• 5. Sky Troopers
• 6. ARNVs, BUFFS, and Other Friends
• 7. Incoming
• 8. Confusion on the Ground
• 9. Welcome to Prime Time
• 10. Under New Management
• 11. Leave No One Behind
• 12. Whiskey and Kool-Aid
• Part Two: The Soldiers
• 13. The Grunts
• 14. Artillery and Other Combat Support Troops
• 15. Beyond Pace
• 16. Soldiering On in MR I
• 17. REMFs, Fraggers, Dopers, Slackers and Other Losers
• 18. Follow Me
• 19. A Thousand Calley's?
• Part Three: The Press
• 20. Boyle vs. the Powers That Be
• 21. The Press and the White House
• 22. The Press and the M-Word
• Part Four: The Bigger Picture
• 23. South Vietnamese Allies
• 24. North Vietnamese Allies
• 25. Vietnamese Verdun
• 26. Pace as History
• 27. Lessons Learned?
• 28. Conclusions: A Difficult End to a Long War
• Epilogue
• Appendix A: Order of Battle MR III--U.S. Forces, Fall 1971
• Appendix B: Order of Battle MR III--North and South Vietnamese Forces
• Appendix C: Inspector General's Report, October 11, 1971
• Appendix D: Fact Sheet, Fire Support Base Pace Incident, October 22, 1971
• Appendix E: Letter from Senator Kennedy to SP4 Al Grana, October 18, 1971
• Appendix F: Letter from MG Donnelly Bolton to SP4 John P. White
• Appendix G: Valorous Unit Award for Extraordinary Heroism to the 2/32d Field Artillery and Attached Units, July 3, 1972
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index