Not Going Home Alone
A Marine’s Story
$29.57
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2001
Summary
For fans of Fortunate Son and readers interested in the Vietnam war in general and the US Marine Corps in particular.Experience the pain, the pride, and the triumph of the Marine CorpsAll the members of 1st Lt. James J. Kirschke’s mortar platoon and then rifle platoon knew the stakes- the Marines are America’s military elite, expected to train harder, fight longer, sacrifice more. Kirschke led by example in the hotly contested zone just south of the DMZ and in the dangerous AnHoa region south…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780345440938 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0345440935 |
| Author: | James K. Kirschke |
| Publisher: | Presidio Press |
| Imprint: | Presidio Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2001 |
| Weight: | 163g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
James K. Kirschke
James Kirschke was born in Norfolk, VA but grew up in South Philadelphia. He earned his bachelors degree from LaSalle College, and his masters and Ph.D. degrees in English at Temple University. He is currently an English professor at Villanova University.In Vietnam during 1966 and 1967, James Kirschke was commander of the mortar platoon of 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, and of a rifle platoon in Hotel Company, 3d Battalion, 5th Marines. He was medically retired in 1968.Kirschke is also the author of Henry James and Impressionism, Willa Cather and Six Writers from the Great War, and the forthcoming biography, Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816)- Author, Statesman, and Man of the World.
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