Vietnam War River Patrol
by Richard H. Kirshen
"A U.S. Gunboat Captain Returns to the Mekong Delta"
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Vietnam War River Patrol Book Details
War:
Vietnam War
Perspective:
Infantry
Military Unit:
US Navy
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
No
Region:
Asia
Page Count:
261
Published Date:
2017
ISBN13:
9781476627427
Vietnam War River Patrol Book Description
As a 20-year-old gunboat captain and certified U.S. Navy diver in the Mekong Delta, the author was responsible for both the vessel and the lives of its crew. Ambushes and firefights became the norm, along with numerous dives--almost 300 in 18 months. Forty years after the war, he returned as a tourist. This journal records his contrasting impressions of the Delta--alternately disturbing and enlightening--as seen first from a river patrol boat, then from a luxury cruise ship.