- We will send in 10–14 business days.
/images/books/4295602/9780786472772.jpg)
- Author: Phil Ball
- Publisher: McFarland & Company
- ISBN-10: 0786472774
- ISBN-13: 9780786472772
- Format: 15 x 22.6 x 2 cm, softcover
- Language: English
- SAVE -10% with code: EXTRA
Reviews
Description
The author arrived at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego ill-prepared for the training and abuse that awaited him in boot camp. At the time, he would have done anything to escape; only upon reflection years later did he realize that the self-confidence instilled in him by his drill instructors had probably saved his life in Vietnam. A few months after boot camp, Private Ball was shipped out to Vietnam, joining F Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, near Khe Sanh. As a grunt, in the vernacular of the Corps, Ball, like the other youths of F Company, did a difficult and deadly job in such places as the A Shau Valley, Leatherneck Square, the DMZ and other obscure but critical I Corps locales. His--their--fear of death mingled with homesickness. Little did they realize that the horrors of the Vietnam War--horrors that while in-country they often claimed did not even exist--would haunt them for the rest of their lives.
EXTRA 10 % discount with code: EXTRA
The promotion ends in 20d.05:54:02
The discount code is valid when purchasing from 10 €. Discounts do not stack.
- Author: Phil Ball
- Publisher: McFarland & Company
- ISBN-10: 0786472774
- ISBN-13: 9780786472772
- Format: 15 x 22.6 x 2 cm, softcover
- Language: English English
The author arrived at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego ill-prepared for the training and abuse that awaited him in boot camp. At the time, he would have done anything to escape; only upon reflection years later did he realize that the self-confidence instilled in him by his drill instructors had probably saved his life in Vietnam. A few months after boot camp, Private Ball was shipped out to Vietnam, joining F Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, near Khe Sanh. As a grunt, in the vernacular of the Corps, Ball, like the other youths of F Company, did a difficult and deadly job in such places as the A Shau Valley, Leatherneck Square, the DMZ and other obscure but critical I Corps locales. His--their--fear of death mingled with homesickness. Little did they realize that the horrors of the Vietnam War--horrors that while in-country they often claimed did not even exist--would haunt them for the rest of their lives.
Reviews