This account of life in a rifle platoon in the Vietnam War describes the fears and the camaraderie which soldiers experience in combat. McKay fashioned his account from his experience in action, leading his platoon. The detail is provided from the 80 letters he wrote to his wife while he served.
- x, 197 p. [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 22 cm.
#100116/0621/250224 This account of life in a rifle platoon in the Vietnam War describes the fears and the camaraderie which soldiers experience in combat. McKay fashioned his account from his experience in action, leading his platoon. The detail is provided from the 80 letters he wrote to his wife while he served.