David E Kelly

Gebundenes Buch

Eight-Wheeled Warriors and Grunts

U.S. Marine Lav and Infantry Operations, Spring 2004

Beschreibung

A raw look at the journey of one Marine from the rigors of bootcamp, through the hellish crucible of Special Operations selection to the Iraq war as it moved away from the nimble, nocturnal tactics Recon was known for, to a vicious game of IED catandmouse.

Autor

Lieutenant Colonel David E. Kelly received his commission in 1971, and served as an infantry officer with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion 4th Marines with an Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) off the coast of Vietnam in 1972-73. Prior to retirement from the Reserves in 1999 he was Operations Officer for the Marine Field History Detachment. He volunteered to return to active duty to deploy to Iraq in 2004 as senior Field Historian in order to conduct interviews with Marines and Navy personnel at all levels in Iraq. He is a retired high school teacher living in Springfield, Pennsylvania.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Casemate Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 530g
• ISBN-13: 9781636244921
• ISBN-10: 1636244920
• Artikelnr.: 71162113