- 349 pages
- English
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About this book
This "wonderfully written" autobiographical account of a Vietnam vet's war experiencesĀ "takes the reader to a strange time and place." (Eric M. Bergerud, author ofĀ
Red Thunder, Tropic Lightning)
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In the summer of 1969, while America was landing on the moon or rocking out at Woodstock, Jim Ross left his home in Oklahoma to enter the U.S. Army. He arrived in Vietnam in February 1970 to serve his tour, first with the armored personnel carriers of the 2nd Battalion of the 22nd Infantry Regiment (the 2/22 or the "Triple Deuce") of the 25th Infantry. Written from the perspective a kid barely out of high school whose mission was to kill communists and whose goal was to survive,Ā Outside the WireĀ is a thoughtful, action-packed memoir of one American soldier's combat tour in Vietnam. Ross served as a rifleman, machine gunner, tunnel rat, and demolitions man with the 25th infantry and 1st Cavalry divisions.Ā Beginning with a tense ambush patrol,Ā Ā Ross doesn't let up through a year of hair-raising night watches, soggy humps through the jungle, and deadly encounters with the North Vietnamese, including such notable campaigns as the Cambodian incursion.Ā
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In the summer of 1969, while America was landing on the moon or rocking out at Woodstock, Jim Ross left his home in Oklahoma to enter the U.S. Army. He arrived in Vietnam in February 1970 to serve his tour, first with the armored personnel carriers of the 2nd Battalion of the 22nd Infantry Regiment (the 2/22 or the "Triple Deuce") of the 25th Infantry. Written from the perspective a kid barely out of high school whose mission was to kill communists and whose goal was to survive,Ā Outside the WireĀ is a thoughtful, action-packed memoir of one American soldier's combat tour in Vietnam. Ross served as a rifleman, machine gunner, tunnel rat, and demolitions man with the 25th infantry and 1st Cavalry divisions.Ā Beginning with a tense ambush patrol,Ā Ā Ross doesn't let up through a year of hair-raising night watches, soggy humps through the jungle, and deadly encounters with the North Vietnamese, including such notable campaigns as the Cambodian incursion.Ā
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 - Snap, Crackle, Pop
- 2 - Have Gun, Will Travel
- 3 - Where Every Man's a Tiger
- 4 - Over the Hill and through the Woods
- 5 - Jungle Fever
- 6 - How to Make it Rain Fire
- 7 - Time Out, Kick Out, Bug Out
- 8 - Spider Holes and Boogymen
- 9 - RIF
- 10 - Kiss of Fire
- Photo Section
- 11 - Walk Loudly and Carry a Big Stick
- 12 - Another Day Older and Deeper in Debt
- 13 - Here Today, Gone Today
- 14 - Strangers in a Strange Land
- 15 - The Body Farm
- 16 - Street without Joy
- 17 - Street without Joy, Part II
- 18 - Eye of the Storm
- 19 - Memorial Day
- 20 - The Importance of Fruit Salad
- 21 - Same Question, Different Answer
- 22 - REMF
- 23 - We Gotta Get Out of This Place
- Epilogue
- General Glossary
- Common Weapons Employed in Vietnam
- Typical U.S. Army Unit Structure
- Back Cover
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