{"product_id":"saigon-to-pleiku-9781476683737","title":"Saigon to Pleiku","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Initially stationed at the U.S. Army''s counterintelligence headquarters in Saigon, David Noble was sent north to launch the army''s first covert intelligence-gathering operation in Vietnam''s Central Highlands. Living in the region of the Montagnards--Vietnam''s indigenous tribal people, deemed critical to winning the war--Noble documented strategic hamlets and Green Beret training camps, where Special Forces teams taught the Montagnards to use rifles rather than crossbows and spears. In this book, he relates the formidable challenges he confronted in the course of his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Weaving together memoir, excerpts from letters written home, and photographs, Noble''s compelling narrative throws light on a little-known corner of the Vietnam War in its early years--before the Tonkin Gulf Resolution and the deployment of combat units--and traces his transformation from a novice intelligence agent and believer in the war to a political dissenter and active protester.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Noble’s Vietnam memoir, including excerpts from letters written home and personal photographs, form an insightful and valuable addition to Vietnam War literature prior to the American build up.\"- Alexander S. Cochran, Vietnam Historian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMemory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecoming an Intelligence Agent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHonolulu and the Waikikian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArrival in Vietnam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Continental Palace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReporting for Duty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Case of the Purloined Penicillin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaigon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMajor Kumar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCentral Registry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRest and Relaxation in Hong Kong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssignment Pleiku\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntelligence Work in the Highlands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDope, Drink and Sex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Montagnards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePleiku's Missionaries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTravels Beyond Pleiku\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Week in Saigon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLife in Pleiku\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlei Mrong Is Dedicated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlei Mrong Is Attacked\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBangkok\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBan Me Thuot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinal Months in Pleiku\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart III\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe War at Home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor's Service History\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019920376151,"sku":"9781476683737","price":16.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476683737.jpg?v=1750781738","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/saigon-to-pleiku-9781476683737","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}