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Lullabies for Lieutenants: Memoir of a Marine Forward Observer in Vietnam, 1965-1966

By Franklin Cox

Book information

Publisher
Publishers, Inc., McFarland & Company
Year
2014
ISBN
9780786447190, 2010004826
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (3115087 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2023-03-11 10:02:12
Biography & Autobiography; History; Military; Nonf

Description

Capturing the chaotic nature of the U.S. Marine experience at war in Vietnam, this memoir recounts the experiences of a young officer in a series of unrelated short pieces. In a narrative as fragmented as the war itself, the only resolution is the same one reached by the Marines who fought—the conclusion of a tour of duty with no happy ending. Each chapter describes a specific event, a story of emotion, or a remarkable person (some are heroes, some are cowards). The reader lives the experience alongside the author, gaining a true sense of the pulse-pounding contact, surrealism, pathos, humor, and beauty that defined one of the low points of the American experience.

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