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First In, Last Out: An American Paratrooper in Vietnam with the 101st and Vietnamese Airborne

Full title: First In, Last Out: An American Paratrooper in Vietnam with the 101st and Vietnamese Airborne
ISBN: 9780811719629
ISBN 10: 0811719626
Authors: Howard, John
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Num. pages: 272
Binding: Hardcover
Language: en
Published on: 2017

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Synopsis

Fresh Out Of West Point, John Howard Arrived For His First Tour In Vietnam In 1965, The First Full Year Of Escalation When U.s. Troop Levels Increased To 184,000 From 23,000 The Year Before. When He Returned For A Second Tour In 1972, Troop Strength Stood At 24,000 And Would Dwindle To A Mere 50 The Following Year. He Thus Participated In The Very Early And Very Late Stages Of American Military Involvement In The Vietnam War. His Two Tours--one As A Platoon Commander And Member Of An Elite Counterguerrilla Force, The Second As A Senior Advisor To The South Vietnamese--provide A Fascinating Lens Through Which To View Not Only One Soldier's Experience In Vietnam, But Also The Country's.--provided By Publisher. The War We Came To Fight -- Education, The Army Way -- A Far Country -- Steel 5 -- Tiger Force -- Second Korean Conflict -- Vietnam Redux: May 1972 -- An Loc I: April-may 1972 -- An Loc Ii: June 1972 -- Quang Tri: July-september 1972 -- Chia Tay, Vietnam (farewell, Vietnam) -- Epilogue. John D. Howard, Brigadier General, U.s. Army Retired. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.