Nine from the Ninth - Couverture rigide

Newman, Paul A

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0595650848 ISBN 13 : 9780595650842

Editeur : iUniverse, 2002

Synopsis

Thirty years after the Vietnam War, three soldiers collaborate with three short stories each to create

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

JACK BICKJack Bick is the publisher of Inside Collin County Business, a monthly business newspaper started in 1994 to report of business in one of the fastest growing markets in the country, Collin County, Texas.Jack is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and served as a reporter for the U.S. Army in Vietnam where he was decorated for valor as well as journalistic endeavors.BOB WALLACEBob Wallace needed money after being discharged from the U.S. Army in May, 1970. He returned to graduate school on the GI Bill for three months, briefly worked for a congressman, then, in part because he was a Vietnam Veteran, obtained employment with the federal government. In 2001, he received a 30-year service pin.PAUL A. NEWMANHaving dropped out of Bowling Green State University for lack of money and grades, Paul worked in a factory as a grinder. Seeing no future there, he joined the army three months before his projected draft date. After qualifying for Airborne, he was assigned to Ft. Bragg in January, 1968.

Présentation de l'éditeur

NINE FROM THE NINTHThirty years after the Vietnam War, three soldiers collaborate with three short stories each to create Nine From The Ninth. They served with the Ninth Infantry Division in the Mekong Delta. Rangers Bob Wallace and Paul A. Newman depict moments of joy, friendship, and surprise mixed with terror, anger and hate while serving with Co. E, 75th Inf. (Rangers). Jack Bick photographed and wrote stories about the Rangers and Infantrymen while serving as a Public Information Officer. His stories were published in the Stars and Stripes and The Octofoil, a monthly publication on the Ninth Infantry Division.This book will make you reevaluate Vietnam and the boys who served there. It will make you appreciate the conflict of cultures, rank, and war. A book to reread, ponder and keep.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: iUniverse
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0595650848
• ISBN 13: 9780595650842
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 152
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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