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Lullabies for Lieutenants by Franklin Cox (2010, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-100786447192
ISBN-139780786447190
eBay Product ID (ePID)80454202
Product Key Features
Book TitleLullabies for Lieutenants
Number of Pages220 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / Vietnam War, Military
Publication Year2010
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorFranklin Cox
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight10.4 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2010-004826
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"powerful...recommended...incredible...required reading"-- Military Writers Society of America ; "a fine job...evocative addition...a compelling read"-- Vietnam Magazine ; "gripping...striking...paints a clear picture"-- Phoenix Military History Examiner ; "Strong, spot-on, and impressive...a dramatic look back at what we experienced as young combat warriors. Cox hits the wave tops of the emotions, fear, challenges, hardships, and personal and professional achievements we now look back and reflect upon. Bravo Zulu, well done!"--H.C. "Barney" Barnum, Colonel of Marines (Ret.) and Medal of Honor Recipient-Vietnam; "capture[s] the young Marine warrior: his thoughts, his emotions, his experiences, and the pride that binds him to his brother Marine."--Ron Christmas, Lieutenant General, USMC (Ret.), President & CEO, Marine Corps Heritage Foundation; "The ethos of Marines in battle has never been captured better. Franklin Cox is the new balladeer of the USMC."--Robert Coram, author of Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War., "powerful...recommended...incredible...required reading"-- Military Writers Society of America "a fine job...evocative addition...a compelling read"-- Vietnam Magazine "gripping...striking...paints a clear picture"-- Phoenix Military History Examiner "Strong, spot-on, and impressive...a dramatic look back at what we experienced as young combat warriors. Cox hits the wave tops of the emotions, fear, challenges, hardships, and personal and professional achievements we now look back and reflect upon. Bravo Zulu, well done!"--H.C. "Barney" Barnum, Colonel of Marines (Ret.) and Medal of Honor Recipient-Vietnam"capture[s] the young Marine warrior: his thoughts, his emotions, his experiences, and the pride that binds him to his brother Marine."--Ron Christmas, Lieutenant General, USMC (Ret.), President & CEO, Marine Corps Heritage Foundation"The ethos of Marines in battle has never been captured better. Franklin Cox is the new balladeer of the USMC."--Robert Coram, author of Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War., "powerful...recommended...incredible...required reading"- Military Writers Society of America ; "a fine job...evocative addition...a compelling read"- Vietnam Magazine ; "gripping...striking...paints a clear picture"- Phoenix Military History Examiner ; "Strong, spot-on, and impressive...a dramatic look back at what we experienced as young combat warriors. Cox hits the wave tops of the emotions, fear, challenges, hardships, and personal and professional achievements we now look back and reflect upon. Bravo Zulu, well done!"-H.C. "Barney" Barnum, Colonel of Marines (Ret.) and Medal of Honor Recipient-Vietnam; "capture[s] the young Marine warrior: his thoughts, his emotions, his experiences, and the pride that binds him to his brother Marine."-Ron Christmas, Lieutenant General, USMC (Ret.), President & CEO, Marine Corps Heritage Foundation; "The ethos of Marines in battle has never been captured better. Franklin Cox is the new balladeer of the USMC."-Robert Coram, author of Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War.
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal959.704/345 B
Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments Preface PART I: FORWARD OBSERVER 1. We Never Promised You a Rose Garden 2. Landing at Red Beach 3. Forward Observer 4. Ambush 5. Hearts and Minds 6. Night Vertical Assault 7. Her Majesty 8. Surrounded 9. A Captain of Marines 10. Anger 11. The Lieutenants PART II: HEROES AND GOATS 12. A Culture Like No Other 13. Okinawa 14. Second Battalion, Ninth Marines Headquarters 15. Cam Ne Burning 16. The Loser 17. Disaster 18. Gooks 19. Meltdown 20. The Disappearance of First Lieutenant James T. Egan, Jr. 21. Twenty Minutes of Terror: Night Sapper Attack 22. Random Chaos PART III: HOPES AND DREAMS 23. Her 24. Short Timer 25. Irony 26. Residuals: Denial, Anger, and Risk-Taking 27. Mao, Ho, and United States Policy Glossary Index
SynopsisMirroring the chaotic nature of the American experience at war in Vietnam, this memoir recounts the experiences of a young Marine Corps officer in a series of unrelated short pieces. It describes specific events, stories of emotion, or remarkable persons (some are heroes, some are cowards, most are tragic)., Capturing the chaotic nature of the U.S. Marine experience at war in Vietnam, this memoir recounts the experiences of a young officer in a series of unrelated short pieces. In a narrative as fragmented as the war itself, the only resolution is the same one reached by the Marines who fought--the conclusion of a tour of duty with no happy ending. Each chapter describes a specific event, a story of emotion, or a remarkable person (some are heroes, some are cowards). The reader lives the experience alongside the author, gaining a true sense of the pulse-pounding contact, surrealism, pathos, humor, and beauty that defined one of the low points of the American experience.
LC Classification NumberDS559.5.C687 2010
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