Time in the barrel : a Marine's account of the Battle for Con Thien /
Marine's account of the Battle for Con Thien
James P. Coan.
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University of Alabama Press, (c)2019.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
The first day -- Meeting the challenge -- Then the rains came -- Hell on the hill -- Return of the walking dead -- The siege is broken -- Epilogue -- Appendix A. First Platoon, Alpha Company, at Con Thien -- Appendix B. Vietnam diary.
"'Time in the Barrel' is James P. Coan's highly personal memoir in which he relives his days as a United States Marine during a pivotal conflict of the Vietnam War"--
9780817392055
Coan, James P.
United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 3rd. Tank Battalion, 3rd --Biography. United States. Marine Corps --Officers--Biography.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Vietnam--Con Thiè̂n Mountain Region. Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Tank warfare. Marines--United States--Biography. Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American.