More Than a Soldier's War

by Metzner, Edward P.

• ISBN13: 9780890966662
• ISBN10: 0890966664
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-12-01
• Publisher: Texas A & M Univ Pr

Summary

More Than a Soldier's War joins together, in one man's experiences, the beginning of the war, the ensuing agonizing course of events, and the ignominious end of one of modern history's most controversial and tormenting conflicts. It vividly describes Americans' efforts to save lives from the grinding daily carnage, shield the innocent, and provide hope for a future of peace and security, all while entangled in a relentless, grisly people's war. Individual Vietnamese emerge in dramatic relief in these pages: both greedy, imperious and selfless, patriotic army officers; intelligent, sympathetic local leaders; parents willing to risk their lives for their children's future welfare.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	viii
Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
Getting Educated	3	(10)
Optimism is Its Own Reward	13	(13)
Return to the Delta	26	(7)
Honest Deception	33	(8)
Poll Tax	41	(8)
Out of the Frying Pan	49	(20)
Projectile Drift and the Grace of God	69	(8)
Eve of Destruction	77	(18)
Battle for a Church Steeple	95	(9)
``The Ambassador Requests Your Return''	104	(9)
Disaster in the Horseshoe	113	(10)
At Da Dung Mountain	123	(7)
Hon Soc, B-52s, and Chickens	130	(9)
Sometimes You Lose	139	(11)
Deceptive Statistics	150	(9)
Peace without Honor	159	(13)
Beginning of the End	172	(10)
Final Farewell	182	(7)
Epilogue	189	(8)
Index	197