Fighting shadows in Vietnam : a combat memoir /

Moynihan, Michael P., 1949-

Fighting shadows in Vietnam : a combat memoir / Michael P. Moynihan, Jr. - Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland and Company, Incorporated, Publishers, (c)2014. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Letters I never sent -- Warriors with peace signs -- Shit, shower, and shave -- From Broadway to the Bush -- Welcome to the jungle -- The ambush -- Life as a grunt -- Next stop: Cambodia -- R.I.E. and 326 tons -- The hill with no name -- Back to buttons -- In the hands of fate -- The transition.

"In 1969, an American soldier's adventure turned nightmare brings a visceral understanding of the words penned by Thoreau: 'Most men live lives of quiet desperation,' especially those at war. This emotional journey of self-realization chronicles the key perspective--shaping experiences of a U.S. Army grunt fighting in Vietnam"--



9781476613505


Moynihan, Michael P., 1949-


United States. Army --Biography.
United States. Army --Military life--History--20th century.


Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American.


Electronic Books.

DS559 / .F544 2014