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Language English Publication date 1985 ISBN 0-89141-235-2 Country United States of America | 4.1/5 Publisher Presidio Press Pages 208 pp Originally published 1985 OCLC 11371326 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Similar Memoirs, Vietnam books |
Platoon Leader is a memoir by James R. McDonough. It is narrated by McDonough in first person view and tells of his story in the Vietnam War as a lieutenant in command of 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 503rd Infantry(Airborne).
Contents
Plot introduction
Platoon Leader is a true story told by James R. McDonough, a Vietnam War veteran. The book takes place in and around a fort near a Vietnamese village in Binh Dinh province. It McDonough's retelling of his time in Vietnam.
Plot summary
The author, James R. McDonough, introduces the book as a story of an "American platoon leader in combat."
References
Platoon Leader (memoir) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA