Whatever Cause We Have

Memoir of a Marine Forward Observer in the Vietnam War

Dan Moore (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

277 Seiten

2024
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-9168-8 (ISBN)

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Dan Moore joined the Marines to serve in Vietnam and contribute to the anticipated American victory over communism. After completing officer training and artillery school, he deployed as a forward observer with an infantry company. His letters home described day-to-day events and revealed a growing skepticism about the war. During the Battle of Hue City, Moore lost his assistant forward observer, soon followed by another close friend. Fighting to maintain equilibrium, he suppressed his critical views of the war, even after returning home to oversee Marine recruit training. His memoir unpacks his letters, his recollections of the war and 50 years of introspection.

Dan Moore served over four years of active duty and retired from the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve as a lieutenant colonel. Following graduate studies and attaining a doctorate in history from the University of Pennsylvania, he spent 33 years in the U.S. intelligence community. He lives in McLean, Virginia.

Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
1. Generational Wars
2. Keep on Truckin'
3. Welcome Aboard
4. Storm Clouds
5. No Holiday Cheer
6. Calm Before the Storm
7. Hue
8. Decompression and Reflection
9. Echo Battery in Action
10. Dead Man Walking
11. Coming Home
Epilogue: Aftermath and Return
Glossary
Recommended Reading
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	22.01.2024
Zusatzinfo	43 photos, glossary
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	272 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-4766-9168-1 / 1476691681
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-9168-8 / 9781476691688
Zustand	Neuware