With so many variables in geography, mission, and duty, the Vietnam War eludes one single image or description. Only through individual stories of participants can one piece together the reality of the Vietnam experience. This engaging memoir chronicles one such participant's time as a member of the Marines 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion. Steve Johnson was a fresh-faced 17-year-old when he enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1964. He recounts his training, deployment to Vietnam in 1967, harrowing reconnaissance missions, and interactions with exotic plant and animal life, monsoon rains, and the enemy. Throughout, he maintains his optimism and humor in the face of death, his resilience and courage in the face of sheer terror. With plentiful details involving tactics, geography, equipment, and his fellow soldiers, Johnson's account reveals an important facet of the total Vietnam experience.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Mcfarland & Co Inc
ISBN-13
9780786466009
eBay Product ID (ePID)
111891038
Product Key Features
Author
Steven A. Johnson
Publication Name
Cammie Up!: Memoir of a Recon Marine in Vietnam, 1967-1968
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Steven A. Johnson
Topic
Memorials
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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