Overview

Following the Tet Offensive, a shift in U.S. naval strategy in 1967-1968 saw young men fresh out of high school policing the canals and tributaries of South Vietnam aboard PBRs (patrol boat, riverine)--unarmored yet heavily armed and highly maneuverable vessels designed to operate in shallow, weedy waterways. This memoir recounts the experiences of the author and his shipmates as they cruised the Viet Cong-occupied backwaters of the Mekong Delta, and their emotional metamorphosis as wartime events shaped the men they would be for the remainder of their lives.

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Author:   Godfrey Garner
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.263kg
ISBN:  

9781476681535

ISBN 10:   1476681538
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   10 April 2020
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface: A Few Short Notes from Yesterday Prologue  1. First Breath  2. Bonding: Rite of Passage  3. Virginity Patrol: Move Out and Draw Fire  4. The Wide End of the Funnel  5. Kindergarten  6. He Was Just Like Me  7. Ghost Patrol  8. A New Normal  9. Learning to Be Violent 10. “We have to know we’re right” 11. Just Cops on the Beat 12. All’s Well If You Can See Past the Trees 13. Simple Little Spaces for Reflection 14. Things We Should Have Said 15. A Slightly Skewed Sort of Balance 16. An Everlasting Thanksgiving Memory 17. Tet: End of the Simple Push-Pull 18. Drums and Bugles 19. Post Tet: A New Ballgame 20. Anatomy of a Firefight 21. SEAL PBR Operations: Just Do It 22. Occasionally Out of the Bush 23. The Medicine Was Definitely Worse 24. A Most Well-known Monkey 25. The “Right” and the “Good” 26. A Strange Maturity 27. Clarity of Vision Reserved for One 28. Always Begin with “You Ain’t Gonna Believe This Shit” 29. Counterinsurgency: Two Beaux Wooing the Same Girl 30. So, What Do We Do Now? Index

Reviews

As much as it is a war memoir, Brothers in the Mekong Delta also resembles a textbook on finding direction for the future. The book should be mandatory reading for high school students. --The VVA Veteran

“As much as it is a war memoir, Brothers in the Mekong Delta also resembles a textbook on finding direction for the future. The book should be mandatory reading for high school students.”—The VVA Veteran

Author Information

Following two tours in Viet Nam in 1967 and 68, and a lengthy break in military service, Godfrey Garner rejoined and eventually retired from 20th Special Forces group in 2006. During his second period of military service with 2/20 SFG, he completed two military tours in Afghanistan. He has published more than fifty professional articles in Homeland Security Today, Journal of American Diplomacy and Foreign Policy Journal on issues relating to counterterrorism, mostly centering on Afghanistan. He is a permanent faculty professor at Mississippi College, as well as adjunct at Tulane University and Belhaven University.

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