A Soldier's Best Friend: Scout Dogs and Their Handlers in the Vietnam War - Couverture souple

Burnam, John C.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1402754477 ISBN 13 : 9781402754470

Editeur : Union Square Press, 2008

Synopsis

An affecting testimonial to the bond between American soldiers in Vietnam and their canine helpers, "A Soldier's Best Friend" is veteran John C. Burnam's account of his tenure as a scout dog handler patrolling the jungles of Vietnam with his German shepherd. There were 10,000 soldiers in Vietnam like Burnam, accompanied by these intelligent, adaptable scout dogs. Between hazardous missions, the dogs were loving, playful friends who shared the lives of their human squadmates, while in the combat zone they were all business.Routinely braving danger, the canines searched for injured GIs, potentially lethal booby traps, underground weapons caches and warned of approaching enemy attacks and ambushes. So valuable was their service that the Viet Cong offered a hefty bounty for their lives. Despite their heroism, many of these dogs were abandoned after the war and left to fend for themselves. Since the 1990s, this book has had two, self-published runs & one as a trade title, selling out all three print runs.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

An affecting testimonial to the bond between American soldiers in Vietnam and their canine helpers, A Soldiers Best Friend is veteran John C. Burnams account of his tenure as a scout dog handler patrolling the jungles of Vietnam with his German shepherd, Clipper, at his side. There were 10,000 soldiers in Vietnam like Burnam, accompanied by these intelligent, adaptable scout dogs. Between hazardous missions, the dogs were loving, playful friends who shared the lives of their human squadmates, while in the combat zone they were all business. Routinely braving danger, the canines searched for injured GIs, probed for potentially lethal booby traps, located underground weapons caches and warned of approaching enemy attacks and ambushes. So valuable was the dogs service that the Viet Cong offered a hefty bounty for their lives. Despite their heroism, many of these dogs were abandoned at the conflicts end, left to fend for themselves. Since the 1990s, this book has had two runs as a self-published book and one as a trade title, with all three of these print runs selling out.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Union Square Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1402754477
• ISBN 13: 9781402754470
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible