TY - BOOK
T1 - Not a Gentleman's War: An Inside View of Junior Officers in the Vietnam War
AU - Milam, John
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Wars are not fought by politicians and generals, they are fought by soldiers. Milam debunks the theory that junior officers in Vietnam were no-talen, poorly trained and unmotivated soldiers. Drawing on oral histories, after-action reports, diaries, letters, and other archival sources, he deemonstrates that most of the lieutenants who served in combat performed their duties well and effectively, serving with great skill, dedication and commitment to the men they led.
AB - Wars are not fought by politicians and generals, they are fought by soldiers. Milam debunks the theory that junior officers in Vietnam were no-talen, poorly trained and unmotivated soldiers. Drawing on oral histories, after-action reports, diaries, letters, and other archival sources, he deemonstrates that most of the lieutenants who served in combat performed their duties well and effectively, serving with great skill, dedication and commitment to the men they led.
M3 - Book
BT - Not a Gentleman's War: An Inside View of Junior Officers in the Vietnam War
PB - University of North Carolina Press
ER -