At the Mercy of Chance (eBook)

A Pensive Warrior's Field Notes from West Point to Kon Tum

Larry Crane (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
318 Seiten
Breadalbane Publishing (Verlag)
979-8-218-35828-0 (ISBN)

Infos

At the Mercy of Chance: A Pensive Warrior's Fieldnotes From West Pointto Kon Tum is a true account of a youngman's journey from a humble yet fulfillingnurture in Illinois through graduation fromWest Point and combat in Vietnam. It'sabout the myriad ways the reality of activeduty tests the relevance of the soaringmotto: Duty Honor Country. It is a clear-eyed accounting of individual selflessnessof service to the nation side-by-side withthe bewildering ambiguity of "e;boots on theground"e; strategy, and provides an answerto the question of how much a soldier istruly asked to give in war.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.6.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
• Schlagworte: Soldiers and Soulmates • Soldier's Duty • Soldiers Once and Still • Vietnam War • Vietnam War Books Non-Fiction • We Were Soldiers Once and Young
• ISBN-13: 979-8-218-35828-0 / 9798218358280