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First in, Last out: An American Paratrooper in Vietnam with the 101st and Vietnamese Airborne
John Howard
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Description for First in, Last out: An American Paratrooper in Vietnam with the 101st and Vietnamese Airborne
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 black & white halftones, 15 maps. BIC Classification: HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Fresh out of West Point, John Howard arrived for his first tour in Vietnam in 1965, the first full year of escalation when U.S. troop levels increased to 184,000 from 23,000 the year before. When he returned for a second tour in 1972, troop strength stood at 24,000 and would dwindle to a mere 50 the following year. He thus participated in the very early and very late stages of American military involvement in the Vietnam War. His two tours—one as a platoon commander and member of an elite counterguerrilla force, the second as a senior advisor to the South Vietnamese—provide a fascinating ... Read more
Fresh out of West Point, John Howard arrived for his first tour in Vietnam in 1965, the first full year of escalation when U.S. troop levels increased to 184,000 from 23,000 the year before. When he returned for a second tour in 1972, troop strength stood at 24,000 and would dwindle to a mere 50 the following year. He thus participated in the very early and very late stages of American military involvement in the Vietnam War. His two tours—one as a platoon commander and member of an elite counterguerrilla force, the second as a senior advisor to the South Vietnamese—provide a fascinating ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Mechanicsburg, United States
ISBN
9780811719629
SKU
V9780811719629
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About John Howard
John D. Howard graduated from West Point in 1964, beginning a military career that included two tours in Vietnam and service as platoon commander, company commander, battalion commander, brigade commander, division operations officer, division chief of staff, deputy commanding general of the 10th Mountain Division, executive assistant to the U.S. Army vice chief of staff, and U.S. Defense Representative in ... Read more
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