Diary of an Airborne Ranger: A LRRP's Year in the Combat Zone

Diary of an Airborne Ranger: A LRRP's Year in the Combat Zone
- Used Book in Good Condition
Perhaps the most accurate story of LRRPs at war
ever to appear in print!

When Frank Johnson arrived in Vietnam in 1969, he was nineteen, a young soldier untested in combat like thousands of others--but with two important differences: Johnson volunteered for the elite L Company Rangers of the 101st Airborne Division, a long range reconnaissance patrol (LRRP) unit, and he kept a secret diary, a practice forbidden by the military to protect the security of LRRP operations.

Now, more than three decades later, those hastily written pages offer a rare look at the daily operations of one of the most courageous units that waged war in Vietnam. Johnson served in I Corps, in northern Vietnam, where combat was furious and the events he recounts emerge, stark and compelling: walking point in the A Shau Valley, braving enemy fire to rescue a downed comrade, surviving days and nights of relentless tension that suddenly exploded in the blinding fury of an NVA attack.

Undimmed and unmuddied by the passing of years, Johnson's account is unique in the annals of Vietnam literature. Moreover, it is a timeless testimony to the sacrifice and heroism of the LRRPs who dared to risk it all.
Country USA
Brand BALLANTINE GROUP
Manufacturer Ballantine Books
Binding Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber illustrations, maps
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2001-02-27
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780804118804

Country	USA
Brand	BALLANTINE GROUP
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
Binding	Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber	illustrations, maps
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2001-02-27
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780804118804

Diary of an Airborne Ranger: A LRRP's Year in the Combat Zone

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