Palm Edward F.
Palm Edward F. - Tiger Papa Three Memoir Of A Combined Action Marine In Vietnam - Paperback
Palm Edward F. - Tiger Papa Three Memoir Of A Combined Action Marine In Vietnam - Paperback
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Description: The U. S. Marine Corps Combined Action Program (CAP) in Vietnam was an enlightened gesture of strategic dissent. Recognizing that search - and - destroy operations were immoral and self - defeating and that the best hope for victory was "winning hearts and minds " the Corps stationed squads of Marines augmented by Navy corpsmen in the countryside to train and patrol alongside village self - defense units called Popular Forces. Corporal Edward F. Palm became a combined - action Marine in 1967. His memoir recounts his experiences fighting with the South Vietnamese his readjustment to life after the war and the circumstances that prompted him to join the Corps in the first place. A one - time aspiring photojournalist Palm includes photographs he took while serving along with an epilogue describing what he and his former sergeant found during their 2002 return to Vietnam.
Title: Tiger Papa Three Memoir Of A Combined Action Marine In Vietnam
Author(s): Palm Edward F.
Publisher: Mcfarland & Co Inc
Barcode: 9781476681047
Pages: 213 Pages, 36 Photos, Index
Publication Date: 6/17/2020
Category: Warfare & Defence
Description: The U. S. Marine Corps Combined Action Program (CAP) in Vietnam was an enlightened gesture of strategic dissent. Recognizing that search - and - destroy operations were immoral and self - defeating and that the best hope for victory was "winning hearts and minds " the Corps stationed squads of Marines augmented by Navy corpsmen in the countryside to train and patrol alongside village self - defense units called Popular Forces. Corporal Edward F. Palm became a combined - action Marine in 1967. His memoir recounts his experiences fighting with the South Vietnamese his readjustment to life after the war and the circumstances that prompted him to join the Corps in the first place. A one - time aspiring photojournalist Palm includes photographs he took while serving along with an epilogue describing what he and his former sergeant found during their 2002 return to Vietnam.
Title: Tiger Papa Three Memoir Of A Combined Action Marine In Vietnam
Author(s): Palm Edward F.
Publisher: Mcfarland & Co Inc
Barcode: 9781476681047
Pages: 213 Pages, 36 Photos, Index
Publication Date: 6/17/2020
Category: Warfare & Defence
