Why a Soldier?: A Signal Corpsman's Tour from Vietnam to the Moscow Hot Line

Fitz-Enz, David

ISBN 10: 0804119384 / ISBN 13: 9780804119382

Published by Ballantine Books, 2000

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Title: Why a Soldier?: A Signal Corpsman's Tour ...

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: good

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Synopsis:

An inside look at the U.S. Army Signal Corps describes its accomplishments during the Vietnam War, including its development of a rapid-response system that combined flexibility, state-of-the-art communications technology, and interdependence among the various branches of the military. Original.

Synopsis:

He was one of the best, Airborne, proud to serve his country and fight its toughest war - in the hell that was Vietnam. Known to all as "Fitz", Signal Corps officer David Fitz-Enz served two tours in Vietnam. He was a soldier, combat photographer and platoon leader, fighting America's cruellest war - from the VC-infested rice paddies of the Mekong Delta to the dreaded la Drang Valley, where the enemy ruled the night. Dispensing with traditional, sluggish chains of command, the Signal Corps developed a rapid-response system based on greater flexibility, cutting-edge communications technology, and interdependence between the branches of the military during the war. Now commanders in the field were able to call in artillery, air strikes and reinforcements at a moment's notice. Fitz-Enz himself orchestrated the first-ever hookup over tactical systems between the president in the Oval Office and a general in the Vietnam jungle. The only book of its kind, Why a Soldier? Gives us the inside view of the Corps as it launched an exciting new era in strategic and tactical communications that set the groundwork for all future military operations.