The Walking Dead - Craig Roberts (Paperback)
Product Details
- Barcode
- 9780671657772
- Department
- Books
- Released
- 1 Mar 1996
- Supply Source
- UK
Book
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Pocket Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Language
- English
- Number of Pages
- 238
- Dimensions
- 165 x 108 x 19mm (113g)
Annotation
The story of nineteen-year-old Pfc. Craig Roberts's 1965
experiences with the 9th Marines in Vietnam follows their
terrifying encounters at Cam Ne, Le Son, the Phong Le Bridge, and
in "Operation Starlight." Reissue.
Summary
In July 1965, Pfc. Craig Roberts crossed the Da Nang River with the
9th Marines&;into the heart of a jungle alive with savage Viet
Cong. Eight months later his unit would be called...The Walking
Dead
From raw recruit to combat hero.
In July 1965, Pfc. Craig Roberts crossed the Da Nang River with the 9th Marines&;into the heart of a jungle alive with savage Viet Cong. Eight months later his unit would be called...
The Walking Dead
In constant danger, they flushed the enemy from tunnels and rat traps; defused lethal mines, punji pits, and trip wires; and scored countless hits in ambushes, sweeps, and all-out firefights. From booby-trapped villages to battles at Cam Ne, Le Son, the Phong Le Bridge, and in &;Operation Starlight,&; they shared incredible risks, comradeship, and pride. Now Roberts tells the gripping tale of their war.
Shot down and rescued, wounded in action, Roberts survived against fantastic odds and served as an automatic rifleman, recon leader, sniper, and as an advisor to a Combined Action Company of ARVN Rangers. Transformed from an ordinary nineteen-year-old into a deadly killer, he was the recipient of ten decorations, including two Purple Hearts, the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, and a Combat Action Ribbon. His memoir is a story of extraordinary challenges met for honor, freedom, and the Corps.
From raw recruit to combat hero.
In July 1965, Pfc. Craig Roberts crossed the Da Nang River with the 9th Marines&;into the heart of a jungle alive with savage Viet Cong. Eight months later his unit would be called...
The Walking Dead
In constant danger, they flushed the enemy from tunnels and rat traps; defused lethal mines, punji pits, and trip wires; and scored countless hits in ambushes, sweeps, and all-out firefights. From booby-trapped villages to battles at Cam Ne, Le Son, the Phong Le Bridge, and in &;Operation Starlight,&; they shared incredible risks, comradeship, and pride. Now Roberts tells the gripping tale of their war.
Shot down and rescued, wounded in action, Roberts survived against fantastic odds and served as an automatic rifleman, recon leader, sniper, and as an advisor to a Combined Action Company of ARVN Rangers. Transformed from an ordinary nineteen-year-old into a deadly killer, he was the recipient of ten decorations, including two Purple Hearts, the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, and a Combat Action Ribbon. His memoir is a story of extraordinary challenges met for honor, freedom, and the Corps.
Non-Fiction
- General Subject
- Military
- BISAC Subject 1
- History / Military / General
- BISAC Subject 2
- History / Military / Vietnam War
- BISAC Subject 3
- Biography & Autobiography / Military
- BIC Classification 1
- Biography: general
- BIC Classification 2
- War & defence operations
- Library Subject 1
- War stories
- Library Subject 2
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Personal narratives
- Dewey Classification
- 355
Author Bio
Charles W. Sasser has been a full-time freelance writer,
journalist, and photographer since 1979. He is a veteran of both
the U.S. Navy (journalist) and U.S. Army (Special Forces, the Green
Berets), a combat veteran and former combat correspondent wounded
in action. He also served fourteen years as a police officer (in
Miami, Florida, and in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he was a homicide
detective). He is author, co-author or contributing author of more
than 30 books and novels, including One Shot-One Kill and Hill 488,
both available from Pocket Books. Sasser now lives on a ranch in
Chouteau, Oklahoma, with his wife Donna. Craig Roberts retired from
the armed forces in 1999 with 30 years total service. He was
awarded ten decorations for his Marine Corps service in Vietnam,
where he served as a Marine sniper. He was also a career police
officer with the Tulsa, Oklahoma, police department. An
internationally published writer, he is the author of Combat
Medic-Vietnam and Police Sniper, as well as the co-author of One
Shot-One Kill, and The Walking Dead.