Loon
A Marine Story
$44.34
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2010
Summary
“Kids like me didn’t go to Vietnam,” writes Jack McLean in his compulsively readable memoir. Raised in suburban New Jersey, he attended the Phillips Academy in Andover, MA, but decided to put college on hold. After graduation in the spring of 1966, faced with the mandatory military draft, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps for a two-year stint. “Vietnam at the time was a country, and not yet a war,” he writes. It didn’t remain that way for long.
A year later, after boot cam…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780345510167 |
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| ISBN-10: | 034551016X |
| Author: | Jack McLean |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2010 |
| Weight: | 1.36kg |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 131mm x 14mm |
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Critics Review
“The battle at Loon erupts suddenly and sucks you in. Like Jack McLean, you ask: what am I doing here? The answer is: you joined the Marines and now it’s time to fight for your life. A gripping story of violence and dedication to survival.“—Bing West, author of The Strongest Tribe”Loon is a saga of an infantry Marine—the decision to enlist, the intensity of the recruit, mortal combat, and finally transition back to civilian life. This beautifully written story is a must read for all combat warriors, their families, and those interested in the turbulent times surrounding the Vietnam War.“—Col H.C. “Barney” Barnum, USMC (Ret), Medal of Honor Recipient“[This] unique tale … is skillfully written and will be among the classic books written about the Vietnam War.“—Jan Scruggs, Esq., Founder and President, Vietnam Veterans Memorial“McLean’s debut is a perceptive memoir of the Vietnam war…McLean reconstructs his time in the Marines with a sharp eye for detail and very readable— at times almost poetic—prose.“—Publishers Weekly
About The Author
Jack McLean
Jack McLean was born in Huntington, New York, on May 26, 1947. He was brought up in Summit, New Jersey, where he lived until admittance to Phillips Academy, Andover, at age fourteen. Upon graduation, McLean enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. After boot camp and a year on stateside duty, he served in Vietnam with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division. McLean returned to enter Harvard University in the fall of 1968 as the college’s first Vietnam veteran. After graduation, he held marketing positions in New York; Boston; Portland, Maine; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Washington, D.C. McLean is the father of three daughters and is currently the Tsien Writer in Residence in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
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