Into Helmand With the Walking Dead
A Story of Marine Corps Combat in Afghanistan
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
14 September 2020
Summary
The Marines of First Battalion, Ninth Marines earned their macabre moniker ‘The Walking Dead’ in the Vietnam War. Into Helmand with the Walking Dead follows the experiences of two Marine infantrymen from 1⁄9 fighting in Afghanistan.
Following the 11 September attacks in 2001, Operation Enduring Freedom catalyzed the longest war in United States history. The lives of thousands of Afghans, Americans, and many others were forever altered due to the ensuing war. The book is a bru…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526767868 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1526767864 |
| Author: | Miles Venning, Kevin Schranz |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword History |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 14 September 2020 |
| Weight: | 576g |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 234mm |
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About The Author
Miles Venning
Miles Vining enlisted in the Marines in 2010 as a Rifleman, being assigned to First Battalion, Ninth Marines in Camp Lejeune, NC. There he deployed with the battalion to Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Upon being discharged, he entered into Indiana University Bloomington. Currently he volunteers with a humanitarian group in Southeast Asia in addition to researching historical and contemporary small arms from the Middle East and Central Asia.
Kevin Schranz enlisted in the Marines in 2010 as a Machine Gunner, deploying with First Battalion, Ninth Marines to Helmand Province, Afghanistan. After marrying and leaving the Marines in 2014 and started school first in New Hampshire, then at Ohio State University where he majored in International Studies. On September 28th, 2015, Kevin Schranz took his own life.
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