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Blood on the Risers: An Airborne Soldier's Thirty-Five Months in Vietnam

by John Leppelman

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From Dak To to the Tet Offensive, John Leppelman saw it all. In three tours of duty, he made combat jumps, spent months of fruitless effort looking for the enemy, watched as his budies died because of lousy leadership and lousy weapons. He saw the war as few others did, and lives to tell about the valor and sacrifice that outlived the dead.
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this book is really awesome if you like to read a lot about war stories. i am very pleased with this book and i hope that people read this book i would really recommend it
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780804105620
Subtitle:
An Airborne Soldier's Thirty-Five Months in Vietnam
Author:
Leppelman, John
Publisher:
Presidio Press
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Military - General
Subject:
Military - Vietnam War
Subject:
Autobiography
Subject:
Southeast Asia
Subject:
Personal narratives
Subject:
Personal narratives, american
Subject:
Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American.
Subject:
Vietnamese Conflict, 19
Subject:
Vietenamese Conflict, 1961-1975
Subject:
Asia - Southeast Asia
Subject:
Leppleman, John
Subject:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series Volume:
TPS-91-2
Publication Date:
June 1991
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
352
Dimensions:
6.88x4.18x1.01 in. .40 lbs.
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