Description
Following the Tet Offensive, a shift in U.S. naval strategy in 1967-1968 saw young men fresh out of high school policing the canals and tributaries of South Vietnam aboard PBRs (patrol boat, riverine)--unarmored yet heavily armed and highly maneuverable vessels designed to operate in shallow, weedy waterways. This memoir recounts the experiences of the author and his shipmates as they cruised the Viet Cong-occupied backwaters of the Mekong Delta, and their emotional metamorphosis as wartime events shaped the men they would be for the remainder of their lives.
Author: Godfrey Garner
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 03/27/2020
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781476681535
ISBN10: 1476681538
BISAC Categories:
- History | Wars & Conflicts | Vietnam War
- History | Military | Naval
- Biography & Autobiography | General
Author: Godfrey Garner
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 03/27/2020
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781476681535
ISBN10: 1476681538
BISAC Categories:
- History | Wars & Conflicts | Vietnam War
- History | Military | Naval
- Biography & Autobiography | General
About the Author
Following two tours in Viet Nam in 1967 and 68, and a lengthy break in military service, Godfrey Garner rejoined and eventually retired from 20th Special Forces group in 2006. During his second period of military service with 2/20 SFG, he completed two military tours in Afghanistan. He has published more than fifty professional articles in Homeland Security Today, Journal of American Diplomacy and Foreign Policy Journal on issues relating to counterterrorism, mostly centering on Afghanistan. He is a permanent faculty professor at Mississippi College, as well as adjunct at Tulane University and Belhaven University.