| Why a Soldier?: A Signal Corpsman's Tour from Vietnam to the Moscow Hot Line Contributor(s): Fitz-Enz, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0345482255 ISBN-13: 9780345482259 Publisher: Random House Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $21.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1995 Annotation: He was one of the best, Airborne, proud to serve his country and fight its toughest war--in the hell that was Vietnam. Known to all as "Fitz," Signal Corps officer David Fitz-Enz served two tours in Vietnam. He was a soldier, combat photographer, and platoon leader, fighting America's cruelest war--from the VC-infested rice paddies of the Mekong Delta to the dreaded Ia Drang Valley, where the enemy ruled the night. Dispensing with traditional, sluggish chains of command, the Signal Corps developed a rapid-response system based on greater flexibility, cutting-edge communications technology, and interdependence between the branches of the military during the war. Now commanders in the field were able to call in artillery, air strikes, and reinforcements at a moment's notice. Fitz-Enz himself orchestrated the first-ever hook up over tactical systems between the President in the Oval Office and a general in the Vietnam jungle. The only book of its kind, WHY A SOLDIER? gives us the inside view of the Corps as it launched an exciting new era in strategic and tactical communications that set the groundwork for all future military operations. "From the Paperback edition." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Southeast Asia - History | Military - Vietnam War - Biography & Autobiography | Military |
| Dewey: 959.704 |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.21 lbs) 434 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 1960's - Chronological Period - 1970's - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: He was one of the best, Airborne, proud to serve his country and fight its toughest war--in the hell that was Vietnam. Known to all as "Fitz," Signal Corps officer David Fitz-Enz served two tours in Vietnam. He was a soldier, combat photographer, and platoon leader, fighting America's cruelest war--from the VC-infested rice paddies of the Mekong Delta to the dreaded Ia Drang Valley, where the enemy ruled the night. Dispensing with traditional, sluggish chains of command, the Signal Corps developed a rapid-response system based on greater flexibility, cutting-edge communications technology, and interdependence between the branches of the military during the war. Now commanders in the field were able to call in artillery, air strikes, and reinforcements at a moment's notice. Fitz-Enz himself orchestrated the first-ever hook up over tactical systems between the President in the Oval Office and a general in the Vietnam jungle. The only book of its kind, WHY A SOLDIER? gives us the inside view of the Corps as it launched an exciting new era in strategic and tactical communications that set the groundwork for all future military operations. |