Vietnam War River Patrol: A U.S. Gunboat Captain Returns to the Mekong Delta

Author:   Richard H. Kirshen
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9781476668147


Pages:   260
Publication Date:   13 February 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Vietnam War River Patrol: A U.S. Gunboat Captain Returns to the Mekong Delta


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As a 20-year-old gunboat captain and certified U.S. Navy diver in the Mekong Delta, the author was responsible for both the vessel and the lives of its crew. Ambushes and firefights became the norm, along with numerous dives--almost 300 in 18 months. Forty years after the war, he returned as a tourist. This journal records his contrasting impressions of the Delta--alternately disturbing and enlightening--as seen first from a river patrol boat, then from a luxury cruise ship.

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Author:   Richard H. Kirshen
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.358kg
ISBN:  

9781476668147


ISBN 10:   1476668140
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   13 February 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction  1. First Encounter  2. Go Back?  3. Flying Follies  4. Hong Kong to Saigon  5. How the Navy Got Me to Vietnam  6. Japan and Overt Sexuality  7. Subic Bay, Diving and Coronado  8. Prep-Work for War  9. Arrival 10. How the Hell Had I Ended Up in This Mess Anyway? 11. Touring Saigon 12. My Initial Introduction to Saigon 13. Eating 14. Cu Chi, Mr. Nam and the Tunnels 15. Operation Giant Slingshot 16. The Post Office and the Angkor 17. Nha Be 18. River Jobs 19. The Mekong 20. The Eskimo 21. Visits Along the River 22. Fish Farms and Wiping Out a Village 23. Cambodia and Night Travel 24. Phnom Penh and the Killing Fields 25. Our Prisoner 26. The Boat Show 27. New Life 28. Visiting a Cambodian Village 29. Again with the Darkness and My Night on the River 30. The Fighting Monks 31. Zippo Boats and Body Counts 32. The Afternoon Trip Without Me 33. R & R 34. Bus Rides and Ox Carts 35. On Watch 36. Busses, Goat Roads and Angkor Thom 37. Life on the River and Getting Shot 38. The Hotel and New Year’s Eve 39. Cam Ranh Bay 40. Angkor Wat and the Citadel of Women 41. Bare Sole 42. Hanging Out in Town 43. The Incidents 44. Bangkok and the End of the Trips 45. Entertainment 46. War? Acronyms and Foreign Words Index

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Richard H. Kirshen has had three short stories published as well as numerous stories published in on-line magazines. He lives in Cooper City, Florida.

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