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Not a Gentleman's War
Ron Milam
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Description for Not a Gentleman's War
Paperback. Not a Gentleman's War: An Inside View of Junior Officers in the Vietnam War Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Wars are not fought by politicians and generals--they are fought by soldiers. Written by a combat veteran of the Vietnam War, Not a Gentleman's War is about such soldiers--a gritty, against-the-grain defense of the much-maligned junior officer.
Conventional wisdom holds that the junior officer in Vietnam was a no-talent, poorly trained, unmotivated soldier typified by Lt. William Calley of My Lai infamy. Drawing on oral histories, after-action reports, diaries, letters, and other archival sources, Ron Milam debunks this view, demonstrating that most of the lieutenants who served in combat performed their duties well and effectively, serving with great ... Read more
Wars are not fought by politicians and generals--they are fought by soldiers. Written by a combat veteran of the Vietnam War, Not a Gentleman's War is about such soldiers--a gritty, against-the-grain defense of the much-maligned junior officer.
Conventional wisdom holds that the junior officer in Vietnam was a no-talent, poorly trained, unmotivated soldier typified by Lt. William Calley of My Lai infamy. Drawing on oral histories, after-action reports, diaries, letters, and other archival sources, Ron Milam debunks this view, demonstrating that most of the lieutenants who served in combat performed their duties well and effectively, serving with great ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807837122
SKU
V9780807837122
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About Ron Milam
Ron Milam is associate professor of military history at Texas Tech University. He served as an infantry advisor to Montagnard forces in the Vietnam War.
Reviews for Not a Gentleman's War
Meticulously documented and extremely readable, Not a Gentleman's War is a balanced and unbiased evaluation of American junior officer leadership in Vietnam. Milam's descriptions allow even those with little military experience to follow his arguments, and his comprehensive approach makes a unique contribution to Vietnam War historiography.
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