Saigon to Pleiku
A Counterintelligence Agent in Vietnam's Central Highlands, 1962-1963
Seiten
2020
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8373-7 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8373-7 (ISBN)
Stationed at the US Army's counterintelligence headquarters in Saigon, David Noble was sent north to launch the first covert intelligence-gathering operation in Vietnam's Central Highlands. Part memoir, part photojournal, his compelling narrative throws light on a little-known corner of the Vietnam War in its early years.
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.
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.
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.
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.
David Grant Noble is a writer, photographer and the author of numerous books about the American Southwest. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His website is www.davidgrantnoble.com.
Acknowledgments
Preface
Part I
Memory
Becoming an Intelligence Agent
Honolulu and the Waikikian
Arrival in Vietnam
The Continental Palace
Reporting for Duty
The Case of the Purloined Penicillin
Saigon
Major Kumar
Central Registry
Rest and Relaxation in Hong Kong
Part II
Assignment Pleiku
Intelligence Work in the Highlands
Dope, Drink and Sex
The Montagnards
Pleiku's Missionaries
Travels Beyond Pleiku
A Week in Saigon
Life in Pleiku
Plei Mrong Is Dedicated
Plei Mrong Is Attacked
Bangkok
Ban Me Thuot
Final Months in Pleiku
Part III
The War at Home
Epilogue
Author's Service History
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 25.02.2021 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 50 photos |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 283 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-8373-5 / 1476683735 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-8373-7 / 9781476683737 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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