| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 277 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
monochrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 261) and index. |
| Contents |
Why -- The transition -- Arrival -- The rockpile -- A mountaintop experience -- The ambushes -- Dong Ha -- Con Thien -- Fix bayonets -- Camp Carroll -- R & R -- Tet -- Ca Lu -- Khe Sanh -- LZ Torch -- The repose -- The final days. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Summary |
A Vietnam War combat memoir from the perspective of an artilleryman. Impact Zone documents Marine First Lieutenant James S. Brown's intense battle experiences, including those at Khe Sanh and Con Thien, throughout his thirteen months of service on the DMZ during 1967-68. This high-action account also reflects Brown's growing belief that the Vietnam War was mis-fought due to the unproductive political leadership of President Johnson and his administration. Brown's naiveté developed into hardening skepticism and cynicism as he faced the harsh realities of war, thoug. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Brown, Jim, 1942-
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Brown, Jim, 1942- |
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Brown, Jim, 1942- |
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Vietnam War (1961-1975) |
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Campaigns -- Vietnam -- Vietnam Demilitarized Zone.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American.
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| Genre/Form |
Personal narratives -- American.
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| Chronological Term |
1961 - 1975 |
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Electronic books.
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Personal narratives.
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Personal narratives.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Brown, Jim, 1942- Impact zone. Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2004 (DLC) 2004001804 (OCoLC)54356555 |
| ISBN |
9780817387099 (electronic book) |
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0817387099 (electronic book) |
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0817314024 (alkaline paper) |
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9780817314026 (alkaline paper) |
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