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Ground Pounder: A Marine's Journey Through South Vietnam, 1968-1969

North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series

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Ground Pounder: A Marine's Journey Through South Vietnam, 1968-1969

By: Gregory V. Short
Narrated by: Aaron Killian
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In early February of 1968, at the beginning of the Tet Offensive, Private First Class Gregory V. Short arrived in Vietnam as an 18-year-old US Marine. Amid all of the confusion and destruction, he began his tour of duty as an 81mm mortarman with the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, which was stationed at Con Thien near the DMZ. While living in horrendous conditions reminiscent of the trenches in World War I, his unit was cut off and constantly being bombarded by the North Vietnamese heavy artillery, rockets, and mortars. Direct, honest, and brutal in his observations, Short holds nothing back in describing the hardships of modern warfare and our leaders' illusions of success.

History/Military Book Club Selection, 2012, Branson Stars and Flags Book Award, 2012; the book is published by University of North Texas Press.

©2012 Gregory V. Short (P)2015 Redwood Audiobooks
Military Military & War Vietnam War War Biography Marine Corps Memoir China US Air Force Imperial Japan Warfare Air Force South Vietnam

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Just an excellent and honest history. The narrative took you there and you could feel the laughs and pain, the fears and hurts

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