The Story
Two different wars were fought in Vietnam, the jungleandboobytrap one down south, and the WWIIlike one up on the DMZ. I was one of a handful whose Vietnam tour was evenly split between the First and Third Marine Divisions, and saw, firsthand, the difference 170 miles could make during the wars bloodiest year. Corporal Robert Peavey was a tank commander in I Corps (Eye Corps) on the DMZ when LBJ ordered a bombing halt over the North. His compelling firsthand account chronicles operations just south of the Z, operations that most Vietnam War histories have completely ignored. Peavey offers detailed, understandable explanations of combat strategy, strengths and shortcomings of standardissue armament, and interservice rivalries.
Description
Two different wars were fought in Vietnam, the jungleandboobytrap one down south, and the WWIIlike one up on the DMZ. I was one of a handful whose Vietnam tour was evenly split between the First and Third Marine Divisions, and saw, firsthand, the difference 170 miles could make during the wars bloodiest year. Corporal Robert Peavey was a tank commander in I Corps (Eye Corps) on the DMZ when LBJ ordered a bombing halt over the North. His compelling firsthand account chronicles operations just south of the Z, operations that most Vietnam War histories have completely ignored. Peavey offers detailed, understandable explanations of combat strategy, strengths and shortcomings of standardissue armament, and interservice rivalries.
