Overview

"The combat engineers of the First Marine Division, 9th Engineer Battalion, risked their lives daily in Vietnam as they cleared the roads of mines, repaired and paved the famous ""Highway 1,"" disarmed booby traps, built bridges and culverts, and destroyed enemy bunkers and tunnels. Despite their sacrifices and pain, the combat engineers in Vietnam have heretofore largely been ignored. This is the first oral (or other) history of the 9th Engineers, the only Marine battalion formed specifically to go to Vietnam. More than 35 men of the 9th talk about why they joined the Marines and their experiences in basic training. They speak candidly and compellingly about their five years (1966 to 1970) in country. The soldiers also discuss what it was like to come home and get on with their lives."

Full Product Details

Author:   Jean Shellenbarger
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.422kg
ISBN:  

9780786431106

ISBN 10:   0786431105
Pages:   239
Publication Date:   14 August 2007
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction      List of Contributors      History of the Battalion      Formation of the Battalion      Why They Joined      Basic Training      Going Over      1966 May–July       1966 August–September       1966 October–December       1967 January–April       1967 May–August       1967 September–December       1968 January–April       1968 May–August       1968 September–December       1969 January–June       1969 July–December       1970 January–June       Homecomings       Yesterday and Today      Highway One to Heaven      Contributor Biographies      Appendix A: “Today I Went to Hear Dr. Graham”      Appendix B: Familygram      Appendix C: The Longest Bridge       Glossary      Bibliography      Index     

Reviews

easy to read --Military; provides a poignant, intimate perspective into the experiences and feelings of the men who made up the battalion...a tremendous job...excerpts of interviews, letters to home, and diary entries are assembled into chapters that cover every phase of the battalion's life, including formation of the battalion, basic training of the unit, embarkation and movement to Vietnam, and several-month blocks of time between 1966 and 1970 --Marine Corps Gazette.

“easy to read”—Military; “provides a poignant, intimate perspective into the experiences and feelings of the men who made up the battalion...a tremendous job...excerpts of interviews, letters to home, and diary entries are assembled into chapters that cover every phase of the battalion’s life, including formation of the battalion, basic training of the unit, embarkation and movement to Vietnam, and several-month blocks of time between 1966 and 1970”—Marine Corps Gazette.

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Jean Shellenbarger, an accountant, lives in Pennsylvania.

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