Steel my soldiers' hearts
the hopeless to hardcore transformation of 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry, United States Army, Vietnam
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Author
Contributions
- England, Eilhys. - Contributor
Publication
2002 - Rugged Land, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
110,250 words, Guess
Page Count
441 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL22470094M
- ISBN-101590710029
- OCLC Control Number49711521
- Internet Archivesteelmysoldiersh00hack_1
- Library of Congress Control Number2002102090
and 2 more
- LibraryThing65357
- Goodreads2222002
Classifications
- DDC959.704/34
- LCCDS558.4 .H33 2002
- LCCDS558.4 .H3 2002
Description
The commanding officer of an infantry battalion in Vietnam in 1969 recounts how he took over a demoralized unit of ordinary draftees and turned it into an elite fighting force, and describes its accomplishments.
First Sentence
It's a pussy battalion, Colonel.
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- Steel my soldiers' hearts: the hopeless to hardcore transformation of 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry, United States Army, Vietnam
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