Fighting Shadows in Vietnam

Fighting Shadows in Vietnam
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 221
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ISBN-10 : 9780786478309
ISBN-13 : 0786478306
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Book Synopsis Fighting Shadows in Vietnam by : Michael P. Moynihan, Jr.

Download or read book Fighting Shadows in Vietnam written by Michael P. Moynihan, Jr. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-02-10 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this memoir, set as deeply in his mind as in the Southeast Asian jungle, a young American soldier embarks on a journey to a war that, for him, will never be over. The world was a playground for Mickey, a naive Irish American kid bored with his life. His father served in World War II, his brother was a Marine in Vietnam; now it was his turn. His 365 days in the hell that was Vietnam builds in torment until an attack on a bunker complex in Cambodia. Wounded, his friend captured, he becomes a tormented survivor knowing he is always just a heartbeat from death. His adventure-turned-nightmare brings a visceral understanding of the words penned by Thoreau, the very same words Mickey's father spoke throughout Mickey's youth: "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation," especially those at war. This memoir chronicles the key perspective-shaping experiences of a U.S. Army grunt fighting in Vietnam.


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