Prodigals
eBook - ePub

Prodigals

A Vietnam Story

  1. 331 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Prodigals

A Vietnam Story

About this book

During his first tour in Vietnam - 1967-68 - Dick Taylor was a well trained and highly motivated amateur assigned to advise a hard-bitten ARVN infantry battalion working in the mud and streams of IV Corps. He became savvy in a hurry and found that he was both brave and resourceful. He barely survived Tet 1968, then served on an advisory team staff. For the next two years, Taylor earned a Ranger tab, served on a division staff, and schooled on. He met his wife, and married her days before he returned to Vietnam. Taylor's second tour - 1970-71 - was altogether different. He immediately assumed command of Bravo Company, 1/7 Cav, and excelled as a commander and a leader. He was aggressive in the field, confident in his command, and assertive with his superiors. He fought a good war, a successful war, and when he was forced to take a staff job it was as his battalion's intelligence officer. But the war was winding down, its purpose lost. Taylor's spirit's flagged, but not his fidelity. This well-written combat memoir is heartfelt, earnest, honest and just a little melancholy.

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Information

Publisher
Casemate
Year
2003
Topic
History
eBook ISBN
9781935149958
Subtopic
Military Biographies
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication Page
  5. Contents
  6. Maps and Illustrations
  7. Preface
  8. List of Abbreviations
  9. Chapter 1. History Repeats Itself
  10. Chapter 2. The Long Journey
  11. Chapter 3. Good Morning, Vietnam
  12. Chapter 4. Sliders
  13. Chapter 5. Assignment: Mekong Delta
  14. Chapter 6. Rude Awakening
  15. Chapter 7. Storm Clouds over the Double Y
  16. Chapter 8. Trouble at the Double Y
  17. Chapter 9. Friendly Fire
  18. Chapter 10. River Assault
  19. Chapter 11. Into Snoopy’s Nose
  20. Chapter 12. Changes
  21. Chapter 13. Sudden Death
  22. Chapter 14. East of the Sun
  23. Chapter 15. Unfriendly Fire
  24. Chapter 16. Big Storm
  25. Chapter 17. Gates of Hell
  26. Chapter 18. Storm Unremitting
  27. Chapter 19. Mopping Up
  28. Chapter 20. Rats of a Different Sort
  29. Chapter 21. Blessed Respite
  30. Chapter 22. Clock Winding Down
  31. Chapter 23. Revival
  32. Chapter 24. Returning
  33. Chapter 25. Garry Owen
  34. Chapter 26. Combat Assault
  35. Chapter 27. War Zone D
  36. Chapter 28. Green
  37. Chapter 29. High-Angle Hell
  38. Chapter 30: Operation Mercer
  39. Chapter 31. Reorienting
  40. Chapter 32. Bruised Heart
  41. Chapter 33. Recovery
  42. Chapter 34. Artillery Zone
  43. Chapter 35. Back to Bravo
  44. Chapter 36. Backs to the Wall
  45. Chapter 37: Staff Wars
  46. Chapter 38. Delta Demons
  47. Chapter 39. News From Home
  48. Chapter 40. All or Nothingt
  49. Chapter 41. Which Way Home?
  50. Chapter 42. Fragments
  51. Chapter 43. Saint Christopher
  52. Postmortem / Acknowledgments
  53. End Notes

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