Lou Pepi: "My brothers have my back"

Cover: 9781476675169 | "My brothers have my back" | Lou Pepi | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2018

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In November 1969, what Time Magazine called the "largest battle of the year" took place less than two miles from the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone. Three companies of Task Force 1-61 met 2,000-3,000 North Vietnamese. American forces fought for two days, inflicting heavy casualties and suffering eight killed. Late on November 12, it became evident that the American position could be overrun. Alpha Company was airlifted in darkness to reinforce a small hill in the jungle. Three hours later, well past midnight, the Americans were attacked by 1,500 NVA. There was a twist: A secret Vietcong document captured near Saigon urged intense action before November 14 in anticipation of the Vietnam War Moratorium Demonstrations set for November 15 in many cities in America. The Vietcong planned to inflict a stunning defeat in "an effort to get the fighting in step with the peace marchers."
The author, a member of Alpha Company who rode in on the last helicopter, offers unique insights into the story of the men who fought those three days in 1969.

Über den Autor

Lou Pepi was drafted into the Army in March of 1968. Returning from Vietnam he worked in the construction field and then in building code and zoning enforcement. He lives in West Boylston, Massachusetts.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

Foreword by Sterling Eugene Kelly, Jr.

Preface

¿1.¿Three Generations of Military Service

¿2.¿The Train to Fort Dix

¿3.¿Fort Dix, April to July 1968

¿4.¿52nd Ordnance Company, July 1968 to June 1969

¿5.¿The Drawdown

¿6.¿The First 100 Days

¿7.¿The First 10 Days of November

¿8.¿Overview of the November Battle

¿9.¿Veterans' Day, 11 Nov 1969 (DAY 1)

10.¿12 Nov 1969 (DAY 2) at the Jump CP

11.¿12 Nov 1969, Mission "Bald Eagle"

12.¿13 Nov 1969 (DAY 3)

13.¿Unfriendly Fire and Survivor's Guilt

14.¿Going Home

15.¿Utah Mesa and Bravo Company-18 Jun 1969

16.¿Chris Martin and the Americal Division

Epilogue

Afterword by Clyde "Bud" Wagner

Appendix A: What They Are Doing Today

Appendix B: Awards Index

Appendix C: Valorous Unit Citation

Appendix D: Glossary

Appendix E: Communication Logs, 11-13 Nov 1969

Appendix F: The "Rules" of Engagement

Chapter Notes

Index

Details

Empfohlen (von):	18
Erscheinungsjahr:	2018
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781476675169
ISBN-10:	1476675163
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Pepi, Lou
Hersteller:	McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	254 x 178 x 12 mm
Von/Mit:	Lou Pepi
Erscheinungsdatum:	02.11.2018
Gewicht:	0,434 kg