Platoon Leader
A Memoir of Command in Combat
$17.62
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2003
Summary
A Memoir of Command in CombatA remarkable memoir of small-unit leadership and the coming of age of a young soldier in combat in Vietnam.‘“Using a lean style and a sense of pacing drawn from the tautest of novels, McDonough has produced a gripping account of his first command, a U.S. platoon taking part in the ‘strategic hamlet’ program… . Rather than present a potpourri of combat yarns… McDonough has focused a seasoned storyteller’s eye on the details, people, and incidents that best communic…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780891418009 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0891418008 |
| Author: | James R. McDonough |
| Publisher: | Presidio Press |
| Imprint: | Presidio Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2003 |
| Weight: | 120g |
| Dimensions: | 174mm x 106mm |
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About The Author
James R. McDonough
Col. James McDonough, USA (Ret.), graduated from West Point and served in Vietnam as an infantry platoon leader in the legendary 173d Airborne Brigade. A military theorist who has helped shape the post-Cold War army’s thinking, he is also the author of The Defense of Hill 781 and The Limits of Glory. Now retired from active duty, McDonough lives with his family in Tallahassee, Florida.
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