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Book SynopsisBy taking a closer look at what we thought we knew, William Shkurti persuasively demonstrates how combat units still in harm’s way adapted to the challenges before them and soldiered on in a war everyone else wanted to be over. In doing so, he also suggests a context to better understand the challenges that may lie ahead.
Table of Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Preface
- List of Abbreviations
- Part One: The Siege
- 1. Winding Down
- 2. Proud Americans
- 3. Sappers in the Wire
- 4. Bad Omen
- 5. Sky Troopers
- 6. ARNVs, BUFFS, and Other Friends
- 7. Incoming
- 8. Confusion on the Ground
- 9. Welcome to Prime Time
- 10. Under New Management
- 11. Leave No One Behind
- 12. Whiskey and Kool-Aid
- Part Two: The Soldiers
- 13. The Grunts
- 14. Artillery and Other Combat Support Troops
- 15. Beyond Pace
- 16. Soldiering On in MR I
- 17. REMFs, Fraggers, Dopers, Slackers and Other Losers
- 18. Follow Me
- 19. A Thousand Calley's?
- Part Three: The Press
- 20. Boyle vs. the Powers That Be
- 21. The Press and the White House
- 22. The Press and the M-Word
- Part Four: The Bigger Picture
- 23. South Vietnamese Allies
- 24. North Vietnamese Allies
- 25. Vietnamese Verdun
- 26. Pace as History
- 27. Lessons Learned?
- 28. Conclusions: A Difficult End to a Long War
- Epilogue
- Appendix A: Order of Battle MR III--U.S. Forces, Fall 1971
- Appendix B: Order of Battle MR III--North and South Vietnamese Forces
- Appendix C: Inspector General's Report, October 11, 1971
- Appendix D: Fact Sheet, Fire Support Base Pace Incident, October 22, 1971
- Appendix E: Letter from Senator Kennedy to SP4 Al Grana, October 18, 1971
- Appendix F: Letter from MG Donnelly Bolton to SP4 John P. White
- Appendix G: Valorous Unit Award for Extraordinary Heroism to the 2/32d Field Artillery and Attached Units, July 3, 1972
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
