Writing the War: My Ten Months in the Jungles, Streets and Paddies of South Vietnam, 1968

Author:   Stephen E. Atkins
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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9780786442720


Pages:   223
Publication Date:   23 February 2010
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
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Writing the War: My Ten Months in the Jungles, Streets and Paddies of South Vietnam, 1968


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Author:   Stephen E. Atkins
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.299kg
ISBN:  

9780786442720


ISBN 10:   0786442727
Pages:   223
Publication Date:   23 February 2010
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents Introduction      1. Background and Training for the Vietnam War      2. First Weeks in South Vietnam      3. First Blooding      4. Operations in the First Weeks of May      5. Battle of the Cholon Y Bridge      6. Combat in the Mekong Delta      7. Adapting to the Rear-Echelon and the Battle of the Plain of Reeds Report      8. Back at Bearcat and the Thai Presidential Award      9. Events at Dong Tam and Special Assignment      10. Back at Dong Tam      11. Last Months in South Vietnam      Conclusion      Appendices A. Captured Viet Cong Attack Plan      B. Battle of Saigon, May 1968      C. After Action Report, Battle of the Plain of Reeds      D. Evaluation of Intimate Psychological Warfare      E. Recondo Checkerboard Concept      F. Psychological Warfare Ground Action, 11 November 1966      G. Psyop Estimate of INPSYWAR      H. Air Cushion Vehicle Report      I. Viet Cong Strength and Combat Effectiveness, 1 August 1968      J. Viet Cong Order of Battle (9th Infantry Division’s Area), September 1968      K. “Form Letter” from the 9th Infantry Division      Index     

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this memoir is the result of intense fighting, careful documentation, and an illicit dairy --<i>Military Bookshelf</i>.


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Stephen E. Atkins is a librarian and historian curator for French Collections in Cushing Library at Texas A&M University Libraries.

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