Platoon : Bravo Company. [Taking Command; Tet; Vietnam Glossary; etc]

Language: English

Published by Fredericksburg, VA : Sergeant Kirkland's, 1999., 1999

1887901256 / 9781887901253

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252 pp. : illustrated, maps ; 24 cm. ; ISBN: 1887901256 LCCN: 98-36820 ; OCLC: 39633927 ; LC: DS559.5; Dewey: 959.704/3/092 ; "Lieutenant Colonel, Retired Robert Hemphill takes us back to his fighting days in Vietnam when he commanded Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Infantry Division--the same unit director Oliver Stone fought in and presumably based his Oscar-winning movie Platoon on. Fresh off a promotion and brand-new to Vietnam when he was unceremoniously given command of Bravo Company, the worst fighting unit in the 25th Battalion, Captain Robert Hemphill had to prove his courage and skill as a commander over the next five months--taking Bravo into an endless series of search and destroy missions, reacting to midnight mortar attacks and ambushed, and trying desperately to not only keep his men alive, but also keep sane in the madness of Vietnam. Then, just when Hemphill was getting the hand of it, the NVA unleashed their 1968 Tet offensive, and Bravo was plunged into the mos t horrific fighting of the war. From the days of immense boredom to electrifying, toe-to-toe battled with the NVA, this riveting account at last tells the real story of Platoon." - Publisher ; wine-red cloth with gold lettering, in color pictorial dustjacket ; crease on front ep ; slight wear to dustjacket ; triffle dusty ; G/VG.

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Title
Platoon : Bravo Company. [Taking Command; Tet; Vietnam Glossary; etc]
Author
Hemphill, Robert, Captain. [foreword by Joseph L. Galloway; jacket design, Ronald R. Seagrave; ed., Pia S. Seagrave; blurbs, B. G. Burkett, Godeon R. Sullivan; Bruce Palmer; William C. Weastmoreland; Peter C. Rollins; painting, James D. Nelson]
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Fredericksburg, VA : Sergeant Kirkland's, 1999.
Publication year
1999
Condition
Good
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Very Good
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Hardcover
Language
English
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