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Just Another Day in Vietnam by Keith M. Nightingale (2019, Hardcover)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- “Like new”
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- Vietnam
- ISBN
- 9781612007854
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Case Mate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC
ISBN-10
1612007856
ISBN-13
9781612007854
eBay Product ID (ePID)
9038428651
Product Key Features
Book Title
Just Another Day in Vietnam
Number of Pages
Xviii, 246 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / Vietnam War, Modern / 20th Century, Military
Publication Year
2019
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2020-277598
Reviews
"An information packed and inherently riveting read from cover to cover, "Just Another Day in Vietnam" by Colonel Keith M. Nightingale (retired) will prove to be an enduringly valued and appreciated addition to the growing library of Vietnam War histories and memoirs.", A work of great literary merit and profound human insight. It captures the universal nature and essence of high-intensity infantry warfare; the warfighting skill and valor of Vietnamese soldiers on both sides; and the role and significance of American military advisers from division headquarters down to battalion level. A classic., Keith is an Infantry warrior whose boots have traveled many grounds and whose pen describes them in marvelous detail. Read this amazing account of combat in Vietnam., Nightingale's writing style differs significantly from most I have read about the Vietnam War. It often contains touches of poetic writing and passion., Exhilarating and illuminating. A must read by any measure. 'Just Another Day In Vietnam' should be mandatory reading in the army's and marine's professional education systems--especially for leaders in the combat arms, for they will learn what their country may ask of them. All schools with war or security studies programs should make Nightingale's book essential reading, future policy makers will learn of the ultimate effects their decisions may have on those carrying them out in far-away places. 'Just Another Day in Vietnam' will become a classic., It's set in War Zone D Vietnam, but its universal story of men at war could as easily be told at Gettysburg or on the plains of Troy., The account is riveting, heart-pounding and mind-racing--just as the battle was for those who fought it...If I were a battalion commander, I would make this book mandatory reading for all my lieutenants., The author narrates the thoughts and actions of Communist commanders based upon intelligence gathered by debriefing members of the 52d Rangers that had been captured and repatriated by the Viet Cong. This provides a narrative not often found in Vietnam War memoirs. He also provides the reader with an education on how combat operations are planned, developed, and executed., If you really want to know how modern Special Operations forces began, you must read this book. It is truly a classic of 'Inside baseball' combined with literary skill. I learned things I never knew but were extremely consequential for the Nation. Truly a Must Read. Keith knows this form of combat and was a true warrior in every sense. This is an important work and I don't say that lightly. , A gripping account of intense close combat on the ground in Vietnam. Colonel (Ret.) Keith Nightingale, at the time a first lieutenant American Ranger advisor, describes in graphic detail the ambush of a highly decorated South Vietnamese Ranger battalion - and the heroic actions that follow as the Rangers fight their way out of the trap into which they had been inserted. Nightingale provides an enthralling, vivid description of the battle - from both enemy and friendly perspectives - that will keep you reading intently until the very end!, Just Another Day in Vietnam is destined to be a classic and it is a must read for both those who have experienced battle and those contemplating their first exposure to enemy fire., Keith Nightingale has written a vivid, passionate book on our nation's combat, infantrymen, and the wars we have asked them to fight. His reflections brim with insights, some sharply drawn, some downright poetic.
Table Of Content
AcknowledgmentsIntroductionThe GroundThe InitiationThe BeginningThe InterrogationThe PlanChoicesThe Ranger BattalionThe CommanderThe AssemblyA Proper RegimentThe 175 Artillery BatteryThe Mortar GunnersMovement to ContactThe Pickup ZoneAirborneThe MovementThe DecisionClosureAid to BrothersDivision of ResponsibilityThe Black LinesThe BugCommand DecisionThe SpotThe SpookyThe AmbushThe RainThe FogReinforcementSoftly in the NightThe PlanThe Shoal of FishFire SupportInfantry and AirAir StrikesBomb BurstBien Hoa ControlLightThe VC PrisonerThe Ranger PrisonersThe Arc LightThe B-52 Strike--AirThe B-52 Strike--GroundThe ReturnReconstitutionThe General ReturnsTo The Work
Synopsis
Keith Nightingale's accomplishments in both military and civilian life largely contribute to the excellence of Just Another Day in Vietnam as a memoir of unusual depth as well as breadth.Uniquely adopting a third-person omniscient point of view, Nightingale eschews the "I" of memoir in favor of multiple perspectives and a larger historical vision that afford equal time and weight to ally and enemy alike. Examples of the many perspectives based on real-life characters include: Hu, a VC "informant" whose false information led the Rangers straight into the jaws of a ferocious ambush; General Tanh, the COSVN commander; Major Nguyen Hiep, the 52d Ranger Commander; and Ranger POWs later returned by the North.Nightingale moreover offers the point of view of an American advisor to elite Vietnamese troops, a vital perspective regrettably underrepresented in the literature of Vietnam, including Burns' documentary. Added to this are well-informed conjecture of enemy psychology; insight into the dedication and often misunderstood role of the elite Vietnamese Ranger forces; the intelligence acquired from debriefing captured Rangers, whose captors had told them that the entire battle had been a carefully staged attack planned by COSVN as part of a larger Total War strategy developed by the leadership of the North Vietnamese Army; and an eyewitness account by a gifted author who is a rare survivor of one of the most vicious--and heretofore forgotten--battles of the war., Living and Breathing is a graphic, blow-by-blow, non-fictional account of the Vietnam war from all sides. Keith Nightingale's accomplishments in both military and civilian life largely contribute to the excellence of Just Another Day in Vietnam as a memoir of unusual depth as well as breadth.Uniquely adopting a third-person omniscient point of view, Nightingale eschews the "I" of memoir in favor of multiple perspectives and a larger historical vision that afford equal time and weight to ally and enemy alike. Examples of the many perspectives based on real-life characters include: Hu, a VC "informant" whose false information led the Rangers straight into the jaws of a ferocious ambush; General Tanh, the COSVN commander; Major Nguyen Hiep, the 52d Ranger Commander; and Ranger POWs later returned by the North.Nightingale moreover offers the point of view of an American advisor to elite Vietnamese troops, a vital perspective regrettably underrepresented in the literature of Vietnam, including Burns' documentary. Added to this are well-informed conjecture of enemy psychology; insight into the dedication and often misunderstood role of the elite Vietnamese Ranger forces; the intelligence acquired from debriefing captured Rangers, whose captors had told them that the entire battle had been a carefully staged attack planned by COSVN as part of a larger Total War strategy developed by the leadership of the North Vietnamese Army; and an eyewitness account by a gifted author who is a rare survivor of one of the most vicious--and heretofore forgotten--battles of the war., This detailed and nuanced eyewitness account of a small-unit action in Vietnam is told from multiple perspectives, offering a new way for readers to approach and understand war. Book jacket.
LC Classification Number
DS559.5.N63 2019
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