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Ghosts and Shadows: A Marine in Vietnam, 1968-1969

Ghosts and Shadows: A Marine in Vietnam, 1968-1969 - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Phil BallAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2012-11-19Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9780786472772ISBN-10:786472774UPC:9780786472772Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, Wars & Conflicts, AsiaBook Topic:Vietnam War, Southeast AsiaSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCN2ZJK4N3

The author arrived at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego ill-prepared for the training and abuse that awaited him in boot camp. At the time, he would have done anything to escape; only upon reflection years later did he realize that the self-confidence instilled in him by his drill instructors had probably saved his life in Vietnam. A few months after boot camp, Private Ball was shipped out to Vietnam, joining F Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, near Khe Sanh. As a grunt, in the vernacular of the Corps, Ball, like the other youths of F Company, did a difficult and deadly job in such places as the A Shau Valley, Leatherneck Square, the DMZ and other obscure but critical I Corps locales. His--their--fear of death mingled with homesickness. Little did they realize that the horrors of the Vietnam War--horrors that while in-country they often claimed did not even exist--would haunt them for the rest of their lives.

Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9780786472772ISBN-10:786472774UPC:9780786472772Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, Wars & Conflicts, AsiaBook Topic:Vietnam War, Southeast AsiaSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCN2ZJK4N3
After serving in the Marines, the late Phil Ball worked as a marine mechanic in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Publisher: McFarland & Company

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