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Author:   Phil Ball
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.308kg
ISBN:  

9780786472772

ISBN 10:   0786472774
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   19 November 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments     Introduction     1. Enlistment     2. Welcome to Vietnam     3. The Bush     4. First LP and Patrol     5. Gunny Franks     6. Foxtrot Ridge     7. It Hits the Fan     8. The Battle Continues     9. Leatherneck Square     10. Hot LZ, Friendly Fire     11. Malaria, Cam Lo River Basin     12. Mutter's Ridge     13. Mai Loc, Tokyo, Da Nang, Mai Loc     14. Ashau Valley, Sleepwalking     15. The World (Epilogue)     Appendix A: Marine Corps Field Interview on the Events at Foxtrot Ridge     Appendix B: Awards, KIA, and Other Statistics of Foxtrot Ridge     F 2/3 Roster-May 1968, Foxtrot Ridge     Military History of Phil Ball     Index    

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Provides a detailed account of what combat was like. -- Reference & Research Book News Reference & Research Book News

this is a must read book...captivating, evocative...Ball has compiled an outstanding account, detailed and factual, full of the fury of the battle and the feelings of the men...a great tribute to the many brave individual Marines who gave so much...of great significance to those who want to know what it was really like. --<i>Red Clay (Khe Sanh Veterans, Inc.)</i>; reveals the face of war as viewed by the rifleman on the sharp end...a finely crafted and emotionally charged portrait of combat and the young men caught up in it, this narrative will certainly find an admiring audience...recommended. --<i>Library Journal</i>; Ball's honesty is the key to the general excellence of his story...this is not just another book about Vietnam...heart-wrenching --<i>Cincinnati Enquirer</i>; highly readable...Ball's no-nonsense approach, coupled with a clean, fast-paced writing style paints a clear picture of the harrowing year [the author] spent in-country as a private first-class with Fox Company --<i>Ohioana Quarterly</i>; Ball, like the other youths of F Company, did a very difficult and deadly job...fear of death mingled with homesickness...little did they realize that the horrors of the Vietnam war would haunt them the rest of their lives...[an] unforgettable story. --<i>Midwest Book Review</i>; detailed descriptions of 13 months of bloody Marine combat experiences...millions of readers will understand and many will identify with the author. --<i>Cellar Arrivals</i> (Cellar Book Shop); provides a detailed account of what combat was like. -- <i>Reference & Research Book News</i>.

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After serving in the Marines, the late Phil Ball worked as a marine mechanic in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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