Privileges of War: Good stories of American service in Vietnam

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ISBN-10:

0975485970

ISBN-13:

9780975485972

Author(s): Ross, Thomas A.
Released: Jan 29, 2021
Format: Paperback, 390 pages
Related ISBN: 9780975485903

Description:

Privileges of War is a collection of positive stories about wartime service during one of the most negative and controversial periods in American history. While the stories told here are relatively simple and straight forward, they also have the power to change viewpoints, opinions, and even lives.Soldiers did not commit the U.S. military to war in Vietnam. However, they did bear the brunt of that commitment on both foreign battlefields and in their own hometowns when they returned. Not only did the soldiers fight battles against an enemy who hated them, but upon returning home they often faced countrymen who seemed to hate them as well.Few Americans who served in Southeast Asia were pot smoking, cursing, killing machines, as they have too often been portrayed. The great majority of the more than three million men and women who spent time in Vietnam were decent people who either felt they were fulfilling their patriotic duty or simply believed they were serving their country. Most of them were young, either still in or scarcely out of their teens when they were asked to shoulder heavy responsibility and face life-and-death situations, some on a daily basis. Privileges of War is a firsthand account of the many acts of selfless heroism and courage I witnessed during my tour of duty as a military advisor in a surprisingly picturesque Southeast Asian nation.PART I of this book documents day-to-day life in Vietnam, which could be both gut-wrenching and exhilarating. PART II presents the obscure and relatively unreported story of the Rescue in the Valley of the Tigers: a life-saving mission mounted by a small group of daring Americans determined to give the gift of freedom to inhabitants of a mountain village who the Vietcong had held and used as slaves for more than eight years. The story exemplifies the characteristically American traits of resourcefulness, integrity and courage that demonstrate the true nature of those who represented our country on the Vietnam battlefield.This book is offered as a vital piece of the American historical puzzle that has been largely missing, until now.

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