Rice Paddy Recon: A Marine Officer's Second Tour in Vietnam, 1968-1970

by Andrew R. Finlayson

Book Overview

A young U.S. Marine officer recounts his experiences of the Vietnam War over a nineteen month period. He graphically describes what it was like to perform three distinct combat missions: long-range ground reconnaissance in the Annamite Mountains of I Corps, infantry operations in the rice paddies and mountains of Quang Nam Province and special police operations for the CIA in Tay Ninh Province. Using Marine Corps official unit histories, CIA documents,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786496231
• ISBN13: 9780786496235
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher