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War stories : a GI reporter in Vietnam, 1970-1971

Title
War stories : a GI reporter in Vietnam, 1970-1971 / Conrad M. Leighton.
Author
Leighton, Conrad M., 1948-
Publication
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]

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Description
vi, 332 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
"As a GI reporter for the 1st Air Cavalry Division in Vietnam, the author chronicled the experiences of combat soldiers in newspaper and magazine articles, including jungle missions, life on firebases, struggles in the rear and survival as a frontline journalist. His stories and letters are combined here in chronological order, providing a narrative of combat in Vietnam"--
Subject
  • Leighton, Conrad M., 1948- > Correspondence
  • United States. Army. Cavalry Division, 1st > Biography
  • United States. Army > Military life > Anecdotes
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Personal narratives
  • War correspondents > United States > Biography
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Regimental histories > United States
Note
  • Includes index.
Contents
In country: August 15, 1970, to September 30, 1970 -- On assignment: October 1, 1970, to December 31, 1970 -- Into the jungle: January 1, 1971, to February 27, 1971 -- The audience shrinks: March 1, 1971, to April 30, 1971 -- Nearing the end: May 1, 1971, to June 30, 1971 -- Being short: July 1, 1971, to August 15, 1971.
Call Number
JFE 16-4662
ISBN
  • 9781476663982
  • 147666398X
  • 9781476623443 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2015051022
OCLC
933580560
Author
Leighton, Conrad M., 1948- author.
Title
War stories : a GI reporter in Vietnam, 1970-1971 / Conrad M. Leighton.
Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Research Call Number
JFE 16-4662
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