Ground pounder :: a Marine's journey through South Vietnam, 1968-1969 /
"In early February of 1968, at the beginning of the Tet Offensive, Private First Class Gregory V. Short arrived in Vietnam as an eighteen-year-old U.S. Marine. Amid all of the confusion and destruction, he began his tour of duty as an 81mm mortarman with the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment,...
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| Schriftenreihe: | North Texas military biography and memoir series ;
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| Zusammenfassung: | "In early February of 1968, at the beginning of the Tet Offensive, Private First Class Gregory V. Short arrived in Vietnam as an eighteen-year-old U.S. Marine. Amid all of the confusion and destruction, he began his tour of duty as an 81mm mortarman with the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, which was stationed at Con Thien near the DMZ. While living in horrendous conditions reminiscent of the trenches in World War I, his unit was cut off and constantly being bombarded by the North Vietnamese heavy artillery, rockets, and mortars. Soon thereafter Short left his mortar crew and became an 81mm's Forward Observer for Hotel Company. Working with the U.S. Army's 1st Air Cavalry Division and other units, he helped relieve the siege at Khe Sanh by reopening Route 9. Short participated in several different operations close to the Laotian border, where contact with the enemy was often heavy and always chaotic. On May 19, Ho Chi Minh's birthday, the NVA attempted to overrun the combat base in the early morning hours. Tragically, during a two-month period, one of the companies (Foxtrot Company) within his battalion would sustain more than 70 percent casualties. By September Short was transferred to the 1st Battalion 9th Marines (the Walking Dead). Assigned as an infantryman (grunt) with Bravo Company and operating along the DMZ and near the A Shau Valley, he would spend the next five months patrolling the mountainous terrain and enduring the harsh elements. At the end of his first tour, he re-upped for a second and was assigned to the 1st Marine Air Wing in Da Nang, where he had an opportunity to become familiar with the Vietnamese culture. Direct, honest, and brutal in his observations, Short holds nothing back in describing the hardships of modern warfare and our leaders' illusions of success."--Publisher's description. |
| Beschreibung: | Previously published in 2007 by AuthorHouse under the title: Arc Light: A Marine's journey through South Vietnam. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xix, 340 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781574414608 1574414607 1574414526 9781574414523 |
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| spelling | Short, Gregory V., 1949- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjJf7HVqpMxYwwyqFcF6PP http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2012021467 Ground pounder : a Marine's journey through South Vietnam, 1968-1969 / Gregory V. Short. Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, 2012. 1 online resource (xix, 340 pages) : illustrations, maps text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier North Texas military biography and memoir series ; no. 6 Previously published in 2007 by AuthorHouse under the title: Arc Light: A Marine's journey through South Vietnam. Includes bibliographical references and index. "In early February of 1968, at the beginning of the Tet Offensive, Private First Class Gregory V. Short arrived in Vietnam as an eighteen-year-old U.S. Marine. Amid all of the confusion and destruction, he began his tour of duty as an 81mm mortarman with the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, which was stationed at Con Thien near the DMZ. While living in horrendous conditions reminiscent of the trenches in World War I, his unit was cut off and constantly being bombarded by the North Vietnamese heavy artillery, rockets, and mortars. Soon thereafter Short left his mortar crew and became an 81mm's Forward Observer for Hotel Company. Working with the U.S. Army's 1st Air Cavalry Division and other units, he helped relieve the siege at Khe Sanh by reopening Route 9. Short participated in several different operations close to the Laotian border, where contact with the enemy was often heavy and always chaotic. On May 19, Ho Chi Minh's birthday, the NVA attempted to overrun the combat base in the early morning hours. Tragically, during a two-month period, one of the companies (Foxtrot Company) within his battalion would sustain more than 70 percent casualties. By September Short was transferred to the 1st Battalion 9th Marines (the Walking Dead). Assigned as an infantryman (grunt) with Bravo Company and operating along the DMZ and near the A Shau Valley, he would spend the next five months patrolling the mountainous terrain and enduring the harsh elements. At the end of his first tour, he re-upped for a second and was assigned to the 1st Marine Air Wing in Da Nang, where he had an opportunity to become familiar with the Vietnamese culture. Direct, honest, and brutal in his observations, Short holds nothing back in describing the hardships of modern warfare and our leaders' illusions of success."--Publisher's description. Print version record. Journey to Ixtlan -- Hill of angels -- Yankee Station -- Tet -- On the road again -- Six Flags over nothing -- Dear John -- Gypsy -- The wild bunch -- Walking with the dead -- America's finest -- Into the breech -- Around the world in thirty days -- In-a-gadda-da-vida. Short, Gregory V., 1949- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2012021467 United States. Marine Corps Biography. États-Unis. Marine Corps Biographies. Short, Gregory V., 1949- fast United States. Marine Corps fast Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Veterans United States Biography. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Personal narratives, American. Tet Offensive, 1968 Personal narratives, American. Vietnam (Republic) History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96009356 Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 Anciens combattants États-Unis Biographies. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Historical. bisacsh HISTORY Asia Southeast Asia. bisacsh HISTORY Military Vietnam War. bisacsh Veterans fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq Vietnam (Republic) fast Tet Offensive (1968) fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9BhMXvRxR8GpYbGGb Vietnam War (1961-1975) fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9HVwcPb3whDTtrg7b 1961-1975 fast Biographies fast History fast Personal narratives American fast Short, Gregory V., 1949- Arc light. has work: Ground pounder (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGwfq6yy4QWM7cbxj398T3 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Short, Gregory V., 1949- Ground pounder. Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, 2012 (DLC) 2012004730 North Texas military biography and memoir series ; no. 6. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2004049506 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=452408 Volltext |
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