Ghosts and Shadows

Ghosts and Shadows
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 380
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ISBN-10 : 9780786472772
ISBN-13 : 0786472774
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Ghosts and Shadows by : Phil Ball

Download or read book Ghosts and Shadows written by Phil Ball and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-11-19 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author arrived at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego ill-prepared for the training and abuse that awaited him in boot camp. At the time, he would have done anything to escape; only upon reflection years later did he realize that the self-confidence instilled in him by his drill instructors had probably saved his life in Vietnam. A few months after boot camp, Private Ball was shipped out to Vietnam, joining F Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, near Khe Sanh. As a grunt, in the vernacular of the Corps, Ball, like the other youths of F Company, did a difficult and deadly job in such places as the A Shau Valley, Leatherneck Square, the DMZ and other obscure but critical I Corps locales. His--their--fear of death mingled with homesickness. Little did they realize that the horrors of the Vietnam War--horrors that while in-country they often claimed did not even exist--would haunt them for the rest of their lives.


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