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The ground you stand upon : life of a skytrooper in Vietnam / Joshua E. Bowe and Wilbur E. Bowe.

Bowe, Joshua E., (author.). Bowe, Wilbur E., (interviewee.).

Summary:

The 5/7th Cavalry was formed as a brand-new battalion in order to fill out the 1st Air Cavalry Division's 3rd Brigade. The young men of the battalion were largely drafted together in 1965 as the build-up of regular Army forces in Vietnam had just begun. Together, these impossibly young men would be trained in airmobile infantry tactics and become what were known as "skytroopers". They would then be sent deep into the Central Highlands of Vietnam, where together they would learn what "search and destroy" meant and face the reality of this new war.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780578541068
  • ISBN: 0578541068
  • Physical Description: 411 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
  • Edition: Third edition.
  • Publisher: [United States?] : [Joshua E. Bowe], 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-403).
Formatted Contents Note:
5/7th Cavalry areas of operation 1966-1967 -- Prologue -- 1. Letter -- 2. Army life -- 3. Airmobile -- 4. Seasick -- 5. Sorry about that -- 6. Into the jungle (Operation Roadrunner) -- 7. Air assault (Operation Golden Bee) -- 8. First to fall (Operation Irving) -- 9. Deliver us from evil -- 10. Life and death in the jungle (Operation Thayer II) -- 11. Thanksgiving -- 12. Best day -- 13. Outpost -- 14. Rumors (Operation Pershing) -- 15. Rest & relaxation -- 16. Crew chief -- 17. Heart of darkness -- 18. Amongst friends and strangers -- 19. Final patrol (Operation Greeley) -- 20. For what it was -- 21. Homecoming.
Awards Note:
Military Writers Society of America Silver Medal Award winner
Subject: Bowe, Wilbur E.
United States. Army. Cavalry, 7th. Battalion, 5th. Company A.
United States. Army > Airborne troops > History > 20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Aerial operations, American > Personal narratives.
Genre: Personal narratives.
Biographies.

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