Vietnam War River Patrol: A U.S. Gunboat Captain Returns to the Mekong Delta
As a 20-year-old gunboat captain and certified U.S. Navy diver in the Mekong Delta, the author was responsible for both the vessel and the lives of its crew. Ambushes and firefights became the norm, along with numerous divesalmost 300 in 18 months. Forty years after the war, he returned as a tourist. This journal records his contrasting impressions of the Deltaalternately disturbing and enlighteningas seen first from a river patrol boat, then from a luxury cruise ship.
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Vietnam War River Patrol: A U.S. Gunboat Captain Returns to the Mekong Delta
As a 20-year-old gunboat captain and certified U.S. Navy diver in the Mekong Delta, the author was responsible for both the vessel and the lives of its crew. Ambushes and firefights became the norm, along with numerous divesalmost 300 in 18 months. Forty years after the war, he returned as a tourist. This journal records his contrasting impressions of the Deltaalternately disturbing and enlighteningas seen first from a river patrol boat, then from a luxury cruise ship.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781476668147 |
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Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
Publication date: | 02/13/2017 |
Pages: | 260 |
Sales rank: | 641,251 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.52(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
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