{"product_id":"not-a-gentlemans-war-an-inside-view-of-junior-officers-in-the-vietnam-war-paperback-softback-9780807837122","title":"Not a Gentleman's War; An Inside View of Junior Officers in the Vietnam War (Paperback \/ softback) 9780807837122","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNot a Gentleman's War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Inside View of Junior Officers in the Vietnam War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRon Milam (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780807837122\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 August 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16.1 x 1.4 cm, 0.362 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMeticulously documented and extremely readable, Not a Gentleman's War is a balanced and unbiased evaluation of American junior officer leadership in Vietnam. Milam's descriptions allow even those with little military experience to follow his arguments, and his comprehensive approach makes a unique contribution to Vietnam War historiography.--James H. Willbanks, author of \u003ci\u003eAbandoning Vietnam: How America Left and South Vietnam Lost Its War\u003c\/i\u003e|\"\"An exceedingly well-researched and untold story of leadership and heroism of the junior officer corps in Vietnam. There is no one better prepared to provide such an account of a warrior's war than former combat veteran and history professor Ron Milam. I learned something new on just about every page of this terrific book.\"\"--Larry Berman, University of California, Davis, author of \u003ci\u003ePerfect Spy: The Incredible Double Life of Pham Xuan An\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNo Peace No Honor: Nixon, Kissinger and Betrayal in Vietnam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWars are not fought by politicians and generals--they are fought by soldiers. Written by a combat veteran of the Vietnam War, \u003ci\u003eNot a Gentleman's War\u003c\/i\u003e is about such soldiers--a gritty, against-the-grain defense of the much-maligned junior officer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConventional wisdom holds that the junior officer in Vietnam was a no-talent, poorly trained, unmotivated soldier typified by Lt. William Calley of My Lai infamy. Drawing on oral histories, after-action reports, diaries, letters, and other archival sources, Ron Milam debunks this view, demonstrating that most of the lieutenants who served in combat performed their duties well and effectively, serving with great skill, dedication, and commitment to the men they led. Milam's narrative provides a vivid, on-the-ground portrait of what the platoon leader faced: training his men, keeping racial tensions at bay, and preventing alcohol and drug abuse, all in a war without fronts. Yet despite these obstacles, junior officers performed admirably, as documented by field reports and evaluations of their superior officers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore than 5,000 junior officers died in Vietnam; all of them had volunteered to lead men in battle. Based on meticulous and wide-ranging research, this book provides a much-needed serious treatment of these men--the only such study in print--shedding new light on the longest war in American history.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52555637129496,"sku":"9780807837122","price":24.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/not-a-gentlemans-war-an-inside-view-of-junior-officers-in-the-vietnam-war-paperback-softback-9780807837122","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}