Warriors
An Infantryman’s Memoir of Vietnam
$20.34
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2004
Summary
An Infantryman’s Memoir of VietnamOn the ground, in the air, and behind the lines, grunts made life-and-death decisions every day-and endured the worst stress of their young lives.It was the tumultuous year 1968, and Robert Tonsetic was Rifle Company commander of the 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry in Vietnam. He took over a group of grunts demoralized by defeat but determined to get even. Through the legendary Tet and May Offensives, he led, trained, and risked his life with these brave men, an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780891418443 |
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| ISBN-10: | 089141844X |
| Author: | Robert Tonsetic |
| Publisher: | Presidio Press |
| Imprint: | Presidio Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2004 |
| Weight: | 195g |
| Dimensions: | 174mm x 106mm |
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Critics Review
“He tells the story …with crisp, clean, fast-moving prose, unromanticized and unsentimental, but not without affection for the men of Charlie Company.” -Carl Schoettler, Baltimore Sun April 7, 2004.
“His straightforward, low-key account of horror, boredom, camaraderie, humor, heroism, the…turmoil…at home, and his own…discomfort at how it was being conducted, demonstrates…the experience of a typical rifle unit.” -Bostonia, Spring 2004
Awarded the “Writer of Excellence Award for 2004” by the 199th Light Infantry Brigade Association
About The Author
Robert Tonsetic
Robert Tonsetic was born in Pennsylvania. He was commissioned as an infantry lieutenant out of the University of Pittsburgh in 1964. After a one-year tour with Special Forces in Thailand, he joined the 199th Light Infantry Brigade in Vietnam. Assigned to Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry, he served as company commander for six months during the Tet and May Offensives of 1968. He returned to Vietnam in 1970 and served as a senior advisor to Vietnamese Ranger and Airborne units. He retired from the army in 1991 with the rank of Colonel after twenty-seven years of service. After leaving the army, he earned a doctorate in education and taught for five years as an adjunct professor at the University of Central Florida. He lives with his wife Polly on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Warriors is his first book.
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