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Product Identifiers
PublisherTexas A&M University Press
ISBN-101585446319
ISBN-139781585446315
eBay Product ID (ePID)60529539
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameVietnam, 1969-1970 :A Company Commander's Journal
SubjectMilitary / General, Military / Vietnam War
Publication Year2007
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaHistory
AuthorMichael Lee Lanning
SeriesWilliams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Ser.
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight12.2 Oz
Item Length8.1 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2007-020209
Reviews... one of the most honest and horrifying accounts of a combat solder's life to come out of the Vietnam War. - The New York Times Book Review, .,." one of the most honest and horrifying accounts of a combat solder's life to come out of the Vietnam War."
Dewey Edition22
Series Volume Number11
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal959.704/342092
SynopsisLieutenant Michael Lee Lanning went to Vietnam as an eager young patriot who was confident of surviving the war. Lanning and his men faced an enemy who was patient, elusive, and firm in the belief that they could outlast the Americans. This work is taken from the journals the author kept during his tour of duty., Lieutenant Michael Lee Lanning went to Vietnam as an eager young patriot who was confident of surviving the war. After six months in-country, he was promoted at age 23 to company commander, and his sense of duty began to shift from his nation to preserving the lives of the men in Bravo Company. Lanning and his men faced an enemy who was patient, elusive, and firm in the belief that they could outlast the Americans. The young commander also confronted the prospect of sudden, violent death, bone-numbing weariness, and the stench of blood and decaying flesh. He would lose friends and would acquire a cynical contempt for all Vietnamese, both allies and enemies. Vietnam, 1969-1970, like its predecessor, Lanning's The Only War We Had, is taken from the journals the author kept during his tour of duty. He writes, "I dusted off men with wounds that will disable them for the rest of their lives. I dusted off a dead man that was one of the best soldiers I ever have known. I am realizing the full burdens of being a company commander."
LC Classification NumberDS559.5.L368 2007
