My father's way a son's journey
To the generation whose understanding of the military was shaped by the Vietnam War - those who fought in it, as well as those who did not or would not have - it is difficult even today to conceive of a cause so righteous that they would be willing to risk their lives for it. To the generation that...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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New York
Simon & Schuster
1996
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | To the generation whose understanding of the military was shaped by the Vietnam War - those who fought in it, as well as those who did not or would not have - it is difficult even today to conceive of a cause so righteous that they would be willing to risk their lives for it. To the generation that fought World War II, such a sentiment is truly unthinkable Peter Richmond's father was one of those men who went off to war, and came back, but always held a portion of himself and his experiences in reserve. At least that was how it seemed to Peter in the few years he knew him; Tom Richmond died in a domestic plane crash in 1960, when Peter was just six. Tom Richmond was a highly decorated officer in the Marine Corps, winner of the Silver Star for his actions on New Britain, one of the three islands in the Pacific where he fought The other two, Guadalcanal and Peleliu, are legendary |
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| Beschreibung: | 263 S. |
| ISBN: | 0684800403 0-684-80040-3 |