Vietnam Combat
Casemate Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-63624-242-2 (ISBN)
The year 1968 was arguably the most significant year of the Vietnam war. It was the height of the American involvement, and because officer casualties had been so great after the Tet Offensive of May 1968, all prior officer assignments were cancelled.
First Lieutenant Robin Bartlett, originally on orders to the 101st Airborne Division, suddenly found himself at the “repo-depo” in Bien Hoa reassigned to the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). The unit had more helicopter support than any other unit in Vietnam. The soldiers carried lighter packs, more ammo and water because of the availability of rapid helicopter resupply. Immediate support from artillery, helicopter gunships and ARA (aerial rocket artillery) was only minutes away to support a firefight. Wounded troops could be medevacked even in dense jungle using “jungle penetrators.” It also meant that Bartlett’s platoon could deploy into hot landing zones at a moment’s notice if an enemy force had been spotted. And they did.
It was with extreme anxiety that Bartlett made his way to join his battalion and company—it was the worst of times to be a platoon leader in Vietnam, let alone a grunt serving in a combat unit. Bartlett also had to cope with personal issues of commitment to a war that was rapidly losing support not only back home but among the soldiers he was leading through the jungles of I Corps on “search and destroy" missions. Fifty years later, Bartlett’s vivid combat experiences are brought to light in a fast-moving, well-written, first-person narrative expressing the horror, fear, anguish and sometimes illogical humor of that war.
Promoted to 1st Lieutenant after only one year, Robin Bartlett, at 22, assumed the leadership of the 1st Platoon, A Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). Over the next seven months, he led a platoon on more than 60 helicopter combat assaults and search and destroy missions. Bartlett has spent most of his career in the publishing field. He is a long-standing member of the Independent Book Publishing Association (IBPA) and was the Director of Education for the organisation for 13 years. Bartlett holds a BA degree in Comparative Literature from Claremont McKenna College in California and a master’s degree in Media from Pace University in NYC, and is the author of numerous business publications. He is the president of the NY/NJ Chapter of the 1st Cavalry Division Association.
The Trail
Preface
Introduction
My First Worst Day in Vietnam – dealing with my first KIA
Training for War – Airborne and Officer Basic Training
Ranger School: learning to Lead; preparing to kill
Back To the 82d – gaining experience at the 82d Airborne Division
First Days in Country – Assignment to the 1st Cav Division (Airmobile)
Ambushing Gazelles – creative ambush gone wrong
The Jungle Penetrator – evacuation in dense jungle
FNGs in the Field and Base Camp – new replacement story
Face-to-Face – meeting the enemy
Pay Officer – paying troops in the field
Blown Ambush – failed ambush
Saturation Ambushing – ambush technique in hot, dense jungle
Recon by Fire – enemy base camp – calling for artillery
Beyond Artillery Coverage – danger of being out from under artillery cover
LZ is Green – landing in a suspected hot LZ
Autorotate – falling from the sky
Stream Crossing – danger from stream crossing
Letting It All Hang Out – failure to get the right size pants
Tracer Rounds – starting a fire with tracers
Surviving Leg Cramps – becoming dehydrated
Ambush in the Rain – the challenge of an ambush in the rain
Escort to Laos – escorting CIA into Laos
Tear Gas Attack – use of tear gas on enemy
Night Firefight – how squad leader saved the day
Hard Luck Simons – soldier drafted illegally
Walking Point – I did it one time only
You Fight It We Write It – staff assignment
The Battle of the Parrot’s Beak – battle interview and report
Assistant Defense Council – defending soldiers in trial
Buying Art Supplies – trip to Saigon
Welcome Home – returning to The World
Butterfly Coincidences – unusual coincidences
Attributions – recognition of combat photographers and artists
A Boots on the Ground Point of View – final summary
Glossary and Abbreviations of Military Terms
US and Enemy Weapons
Military Awards, Decorations and Assignments
Timeline
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 16.01.2023 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | B/w |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 228 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-63624-242-1 / 1636242421 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-63624-242-2 / 9781636242422 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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