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Zustand: New. 2009. Paperback. Surviving Vietnam with 101st Airborne Division. 288 pages, 16 page photo section. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGHA; HBWS2. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight: 396. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 272 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. xiv, 272, [2] pages. Maps. Illustrations. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Based on an interview found on-line. Arthur Wiknik served his country in the US Army's 101st Airborne as a staff sergeant from 1968 to 1970. He was drafted at the age of 19 and did his basic training at Fort Dix, New Jersey. His first assignment was to Fort Polk, Louisiana, for advanced infantry training. He was then sent to non-commissioned officer school at Fort Benning, Georgia, and graduated as a sergeant with some additional training at Fort Gordon. Staff Sgt. Wiknik would be sent to Vietnam in April 1969 after spending almost a full year stateside. He would go on to be involved in one of the bloodiest and most difficult battles of the Vietnam War: Hamburger Hill in the Ashau Valley. When asked about a positive aspect on when he was there, he offered this: "Definitely, the guys I was with.everyone always looked out for each other, didn't matter if you were black, white, purple, polka dot.we had a strong camaraderie," he recalled. I inquired as to his experience on Hamburger Hill and staff Sgt. Wiknik became very emotional. "I just stood there, looking down, just like the movie.hit me that I could have been killed," he said with extreme emotion, stopping between sentences. He is the author of "Nam Sense Surviving Vietnam with the 101st Airborne" and has been featured on the History Channel. Nam-Sense is the brilliantly written story of a combat squad leader in the 101st Airborne Division. Arthur Wiknik was a 19-year-old kid from New England when he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1968. After completing various NCO training programs, he was promoted to sergeant "without ever setting foot in a combat zone" and sent to Vietnam in early 1969. Shortly after his arrival on the far side of the world, Wiknik was assigned to Camp Evans, a mixed-unit base camp near the northern village of Phong Dien, only thirty miles from Laos and North Vietnam. On his first jungle patrol, his squad killed a female Viet Cong who turned out to have been the local prostitute. It was the first dead person he had ever seen. Wiknik's account of life and death in Vietnam includes everything from heavy combat to faking insanity to get some R & R. He was the first man in his unit to reach the top of Hamburger Hill during one of the last offensives launched by U.S. forces, and later discovered a weapons cache that prevented an attack on his advance fire support base. Between the sporadic episodes of combat he mingled with the locals, tricked unwitting U.S. suppliers into providing his platoon with a year of hard to get food, defied a superior and was punished with a dangerous mission, and struggled with himself and his fellow soldiers as the anti-war movement began to affect his ability to wage victorious war. Nam-Sense offers a perfect blend of candor, sarcasm, and humor - and it spares nothing and no one in its attempt to accurately convey what really transpired for the combat soldier during this unpopular war. Nam-Sense is not about heroism or glory, mental breakdowns, haunting flashbacks, or wallowing in self-pity. The GIs Wiknik lived and fought with during his yearlong tour did not rape, murder, or burn villages, were not strung out on drugs, and did not enjoy killing. They were there to do their duty as they were trained, support their comrades - and get home alive. "The soldiers I knew," explains the author, "demonstrated courage, principle, kindness, and friendship, all the elements found in other wars Americans have proudly fought in." Wiknik has produced a gripping and complete record of life and death in Vietnam, and he has done so with a style and flair few others will ever achieve. Nam Sense received Honorable Mention in the 2010 Military Writers Society of America.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Nam Sense is the memoir of a combat squad leader in the 101st Airborne Division. Arthur Wiknik was drafted by the army in 1969 at the age of nineteen, promoted to sergeant ¿without ever setting foot in a combat zone¿, and sent to Vietnam. He was flown north to Camp Evans, a mixed-unit outpost near Phong Dien, only a few miles from Laos. Wiknik was then thrown straight into the action: he was the first man in his unit to reach the top of Hamburger Hill during one of the last offensives launched by US forces, and later discovered a weapons cache that prevented a sneak attack on his advance fire support base. Between the sporadic episodes of combat he mingled with the locals and defrauded an unwitting US supplier to provide his platoon with a year of good food. This book offers a perfect blend of candour and humour¿ and it spares nothing and no one in its attempt to convey what really happened during this unpopular war. Nam Sense is not about heroism, mental breakdowns and haunting flashbacks: the GIs Wiknik lived and fought with during his year-long tour were there to do their duty, support their comrades and get home alive.¿The soldiers I knew¿, explains the author, ¿demonstrated courage, principle, kindness, and friendship ¿ all the elements found in other wars Americans have proudly fought in.¿ About the AuthorARTHUR WIKNIK was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1968, selected to be trained as an Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) and went to war in Vietnam.…

Zustand: New. Nam Sense is the memoir of a combat squad leader in the 101st Airborne Division. Arthur Wiknik was drafted by the army in 1969 at the age of nineteen, promoted to sergeant without ever setting foot in a combat zone , and sent to Vietnam. He was flown north.