Dear Mom: A Sniper's Vietnam Contributor(s): Ward, Joseph T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804108536 ISBN-13: 9780804108539 Publisher: Ballantine Books OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: August 1991 Annotation: The letters Joseph War, one of the elite Marine Scout Snipers, wrote home reveal a side of the Vietnam war seldom seen. Whether under nigthly mortar attack in An Hoa, with a Marine company in the bullet-scarred jungle, on secret missions to Laos, or on dangerous two-man hunter-kills, Ward lived the war in a way few men did. And he fought the enemy as few men did--up close and personal. A Dual Main Selection of the Military Book Club |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Vietnam War - History | Military - United States |
Dewey: 959.704 |
LCCN: 91091988 |
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 4.19" W x 6.97" (0.31 lbs) 280 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In Vietnam's jungle war, only one group of men was feared more than death itself--the Marine Scout Snipers. . . . The U.S. Marine Scout Snipers were among the most highly trained soldiers in Vietnam. With their unparalleled skill, freedom of movement, and deadly accurate long-range Remington 700 bolt rifles, the Scout Snipers were sought after by every Marine unit--and so feared by the enemy that the VC bounty on the Scout Snipers was higher than on any other elite American unit. Joseph Ward's letters home reveal a side of war seldom seen. Whether under nightly mortar attack in An Hoa, with a Marine company in the bullet-scarred jungle, on secret missions to Laos, or on dangerous two-man hunter-kills, Ward lived the war in a way few men did. And he fought the enemy as few men did--up close and personal. |