Description
Book SynopsisOffers an authentic firsthand account of the daily nightmare that was Con Thien. An enticing and fascinating read featuring authentic depictions of combat, the book allows readers to fully grasp the enormity of the fierce struggle for Con Thien.
Trade ReviewA vivid, compulsively page-turning and often gut-wrenching narrative." -
Arizona Daily Star"Con Thien certainly has been re-created here. I have read few personal narratives from the Marine war in Vietnam that get as close to the sheer sacrifice and misery that I have always suspected to be their lot." - Philip D. Beidler, US Army Vietnam War veteran and author of
Beautiful War: Studies in a Dreadful Fascination,
The Victory Album: Reflections on the Good Life after the Good War, and
American Wars, American Peace: Notes from a Son of the Empire"James Coan provides a clear description of the battlefield cutting through the fog of war. His gritty realism creates a riveting experience for the reader….The book is a good read, flows wells and clearly articulates the story without distracting expletives" - Bob Borka,
Semper Fi"
Time in the Barrel brings to life a significant and often overlooked event in America’s war in Vietnam: the siege of the Marine firebase at Con Thien during the critical months of September–October 1967. James P. Coan has delivered a gritty and impassioned book, one that will enlighten general military history readers as well as Vietnam War and Marine Corps specialists." - Gregg Jones, author of
Last Stand at Khe Sanh: The U.S. Marines’ Finest Hour in Vietnam, winner of the 2015 General Wallace M. Greene Jr. Award for distinguished nonfiction from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation
