War Stories: A Gi Reporter in Vietnam, 1970–1971
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (549 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 147666398X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 340 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Leighton is a retired government employee whose primary experience as a writer/photographer was in Vietnam. He lives in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. . About the AuthorConrad M
He also wrote almost daily letters home to his parents--personal dispatches filled with frank commentary and poignant, at times disturbing, anecdotes. His stories gave the Army's version of events, sprinkled with human interest and humor. His stories and letters are combined here in chronological order, providing a richly detailed narrative of combat in Vietnam.. They include his observations and photographs of jungle missions, life on firebases, struggles in the rear and his own survival as a harried frontline journalist. As a GI reporter for the 1st Air Cavalry Division in Vietnam, the author--"an enlisted man writing primarily for enlisted men"--chronicled the experiences of combat soldiers in newspaper and magazine articles
Conrad M. He lives in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Leighton is a retired government employee whose primary experience as a writer/photographer was in Vietnam.
One Star catherine hollier very boring. "but there are other very excellent reasons to like this book" according to Echo Recon. First let me admit my bias. I'm in this book. My unit, Echo Recon 1/7th, 1st Air Cav Division is prominent among many other units discussed, but there are other very excellent reasons to like this book. Most of the book are the letters that Mr. Leighton wrote home to his parents - extensive letters written at least one every three or four days. The articles that Mr. Leighton prepared for publication are also shown. The letter's are personal reports to his family and there are some sharp contrasts to the articles written largely for the Army's public relations machine. There are many Vi. wendell said Well Written & Honest. As a Vietnam veteran, who served in Vietnam about a year and a half before the author, l was most interested in what happened there after I returned home. While many things changed during that year and a half, I found that reading the book brought back many memories, some good, some bad, of my year in Vietnam.It is very well written, always interesting and honest and, from a historical standpoint, it contributes a lot to our understanding of a soldier's daily experiences in Vietnam.