Time in the Barrel: A Marine's Account of the Battle for Con Thien

by James P. Coan

A Marine's highly personal memoir reliving the hellish days of a pivotal conflict of the Vietnam War

Con Thien, located only two miles from the demilitarized zone dividing North and South Vietnam, was a United States Marine Corps firebase that was the scene of fierce combat for months on end during 1967. Staving off attacks and ambushes while suffering from ineffectual leadership from Washington as well as media onslaughts, courageous...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817319999
• ISBN13: 9780817319991
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"