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LBJ's Hired Gun
John J. Gebhart
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Description for LBJ's Hired Gun
Gebharts candid account of life and death as a Marine in Vietnam is a gripping, no-holds-barred memoir of his "misadventures in-country." He spares no detail--and no one--in his effort to convey exactly what he and his comrades experienced during the war. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 503.
Many Vietnam memoirs have appeared in recent years, but not a single one has the humour, pathos, poignancy, and often sheer hilarity of John J. Gebhart’s riveting LBJ’S Hired Gun. As Gebhart tells it, he was a ‘smart-mouthed college boy’ who joined the Marines to see the world and ‘dust a few black pajamas for Uncle Sam.’ Two gruelling tours of duty later (1965-1967) he returned home as a sergeant after surviving 240 combat missions (12 air medals) and being shot down twice. On his chest was the Navy Commendation Award (with the combat V). LBJ’s Hired Gun ... Read more
Many Vietnam memoirs have appeared in recent years, but not a single one has the humour, pathos, poignancy, and often sheer hilarity of John J. Gebhart’s riveting LBJ’S Hired Gun. As Gebhart tells it, he was a ‘smart-mouthed college boy’ who joined the Marines to see the world and ‘dust a few black pajamas for Uncle Sam.’ Two gruelling tours of duty later (1965-1967) he returned home as a sergeant after surviving 240 combat missions (12 air medals) and being shot down twice. On his chest was the Navy Commendation Award (with the combat V). LBJ’s Hired Gun ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Casemate Books United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781932033656
SKU
V9781932033656
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99-50
About John J. Gebhart
John J. Gebhart quit college in 1964 and joined the Marine Corps. He spent the years from September 1965 to September 1967 in Vietnam, much of it as Huey door gunner. Gebhart graduated from St Joseph College with a B.S. in Business Administration and is the owner of a large employment service company. Gebhart was inducted into the ‘Enlisted ... Read more
Reviews for LBJ's Hired Gun
These are the matter-of-fact memories of a Marine Corps helicopter gunner. His well-told story rattles along with a seam of Marine humour. "You got all the free ammunition you wanted, endless cold beers to drink, and boom boom girls to party with. Who could ask for more? of course there were some minor problems like all the VCs and VNAs ... Read more