On his second tour in Vietnam, U.S. Army Captain John Haseman served 18 months as a combat advisor in the Mekong Delta's Kien Hoa Province. His detailed memoir gives one of the few accounts of a district-level advisor's experiences at the "point of the spear." Often the only American going into combat with his South Vietnamese counterparts, Haseman highlights the importance of trust and confidence between advisors and their units and the courage of the men he fought with during the 1972 North Vietnamese summer offensive. Among the last advisors to leave the field, Haseman describes the…mehr
On his second tour in Vietnam, U.S. Army Captain John Haseman served 18 months as a combat advisor in the Mekong Delta's Kien Hoa Province. His detailed memoir gives one of the few accounts of a district-level advisor's experiences at the "point of the spear." Often the only American going into combat with his South Vietnamese counterparts, Haseman highlights the importance of trust and confidence between advisors and their units and the courage of the men he fought with during the 1972 North Vietnamese summer offensive. Among the last advisors to leave the field, Haseman describes the challenges of supporting his counterparts with fewer and fewer resources, and the emotional conclusion of an advisory mission near the end of the Vietnam War.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Retired Colonel John B. Haseman spent 18 of his 30-year army career in Asia, an interest sparked by his 18-month assignment as a district advisor in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam. Those months in combat, working with the lowest level of South Vietnamese military forces, formed the basis of his interest in Southeast Asia and determined the course of his later career advancement in assignments in Thailand, Indonesia, and Burma. He is the author or co-author of four books and more than 250 published journal articles about political-military developments in Vietnam, Indonesia, and Thailand. He lives in Grand Junction, Colorado.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Prologue 1. So, You Want to Be a District Advisor? 2. Settling In, Hàm Long District 3. Into the Field 4. New Geography, New Terrain, New Soldiers 5. Villages, Hamlets, Outposts, and the HES Report 6. First Contact 7. Dry Season Operations in Hàm Long District A Pause: From Night to Day 8. The Big Celebrations-And One Small One 9. Little Things That Meant a Lot 10. Beyond Hàm Long 11. Moving to M Cày District 12. A New Environment in M Cày 13. M Cày's Higher Operations Tempo 14. Tragedy and Courage in Thành Th i 15. North Vietnamese Army Invades Hàm Long District 16. District Senior Advisor, Hàm Long District 17. Hàm Long Soldiers Gain the Upper Hand 18. A Brave Vietnamese Lieutenant 19. Final Return to M Cày District A Pause: The Importance of Trust 20. When a Cease-Fire Is Not a Cease-Fire 21. Sergeant First Class H V n Bé: Loyal, Reliable, Unforgettable 22. A Good Advisor but Not a Hero 23. The Aftermath Appendix I: Citation for Award of the Silver Star Appendix II: Performance Evaluation Reports Appendix III: Post-Vietnam Career Assignments and Awards Appendix IV: Military Terminology Chapter Notes Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Prologue 1. So, You Want to Be a District Advisor? 2. Settling In, Hàm Long District 3. Into the Field 4. New Geography, New Terrain, New Soldiers 5. Villages, Hamlets, Outposts, and the HES Report 6. First Contact 7. Dry Season Operations in Hàm Long District A Pause: From Night to Day 8. The Big Celebrations-And One Small One 9. Little Things That Meant a Lot 10. Beyond Hàm Long 11. Moving to M Cày District 12. A New Environment in M Cày 13. M Cày's Higher Operations Tempo 14. Tragedy and Courage in Thành Th i 15. North Vietnamese Army Invades Hàm Long District 16. District Senior Advisor, Hàm Long District 17. Hàm Long Soldiers Gain the Upper Hand 18. A Brave Vietnamese Lieutenant 19. Final Return to M Cày District A Pause: The Importance of Trust 20. When a Cease-Fire Is Not a Cease-Fire 21. Sergeant First Class H V n Bé: Loyal, Reliable, Unforgettable 22. A Good Advisor but Not a Hero 23. The Aftermath Appendix I: Citation for Award of the Silver Star Appendix II: Performance Evaluation Reports Appendix III: Post-Vietnam Career Assignments and Awards Appendix IV: Military Terminology Chapter Notes Index
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