Con Thien: The Hill of Angels - Rilegato

Coan, James P.

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ISBN 10: 0817314148 ISBN 13: 9780817314149

Casa editrice: Univ of Alabama Pr, 2004

Riassunto

In an insightful memoir, the author's personal experiences, information from archives, and interviews with battle participants are combined to portray a powerful story of daily life and combat two miles from the demilitarized zone in Vietnam.

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James P. Coan is a former Marine Corps captain who was awarded a Purple Heart for his injuries at Con Thien.

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Throughout much of 1967, a remote United States Marine firebase only two miles from the demilitarized zone (DMZ) captured the attention of the world's media. That artillery-scarred outpost was the linchpin of the so-called McNamara Line intended to deter incursions into South Vietnam by the North Vietnamese Army. As such, the fighting along this territory was particularly intense and bloody, and the body count rose daily.

In Con Thien, James P. Coan combines personal experiences with information taken from archives, interviews with battle participants, and official documents to construct a powerful story of the daily life and combat on the red clay bull's-eye known as "The Hill of Angels." As a tank platoon leader in Alpha Company, 3d Tank Battalion, 3d Marine Division, Coan was stationed at Con Thien for eight months during his 1967-68 service in Vietnam and witnessed much of the carnage.

Con Thien was heavily bombarded by enemy artillery with impunity because it was located in politically sensitive territory and the U.S. government would not permit direct armed response from Marine tanks. Coan, like many other soldiers, began to feel as though the government was as much the enemy as the NVA, yet he continued to fight for his country with all that he had. In his riveting memoir, Coan depicts the hardships of life in the DMZ and the ineffectiveness of much of the U.S. military effort in Vietnam.

James P. Coan is a former Marine Corps captain who was awarded a Purple Heart for his injuries at Con Thien.

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• Editore: Univ of Alabama Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0817314148
• ISBN 13: 9780817314149
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 360