Impact zone the battle of the DMZ in Vietnam, 1967-1968 - Brown, Jim (University of Alabama Press, 2004)
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Includes bibliographical references (page 261) and index
Why -- The transition -- Arrival -- The rockpile -- A mountaintop experience -- The ambushes -- Dong Ha -- Con Thien -- Fix bayonets -- Camp Carroll -- R & R -- Tet -- Ca Lu -- Khe Sanh -- LZ Torch -- The repose -- The final days
A Vietnam War combat memoir from the perspective of an artilleryman. Impact Zone documents Marine First Lieutenant James S. Brown's intense battle experiences, including those at Khe Sanh and Con Thien, throughout his thirteen months of service on the DMZ during 1967-68. This high-action account also reflects Brown's growing belief that the Vietnam War was mis-fought due to the unproductive political leadership of President Johnson and his administration. Brown's naiveté developed into hardening skepticism and cynicism as he faced the harsh realities of war, thoug
Keywords: Brown, Jim / 1942-; Brown, Jim -- 1942-; Vietnam War (1961-1975); 1961 - 1975; HISTORY / Military / Vietnam War; Military campaigns; Vietnamkrieg; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Campaigns -- Vietnam -- Vietnam Demilitarized Zone; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American; USA; Erlebnisbericht