Seven Firefights in Vietnam (Reissue)

The events described in this small book are illustrative of much that took place in Vietnam after American troops were first committed in force in 1965; of heroic achievement and sacrifice, of human error, of experimentation and innovation, of a wily and elusive enemy, and of a new dimension of warfare afforded by the helicopter.These accounts serve as a preliminary record of the achievements of men who served their nation well, a preface to a full military history of the war that is in preparation. The narratives also serve as valuable lessons to soldiers pursuing lessons of small unit actions.