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Danger Close! : A Vietnam Memoir by Phil Gioia (2022, Hardcover)

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Danger Close! : A Vietnam Memoir, Hardcover by Gioia, Phil, ISBN 0811771202, ISBN-13 9780811771207, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "Danger Close! recounts the Vietnam War from the unique boots-on-the-ground perspective of a young officer who served two tours in two different divisions. He tells his story thoughtfully, straightforwardly, and vividly, from the raw emotions of unearthing massacred human beings to the terrors of fighting in the dark, with tracers slicing the air"--

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PublisherStackpole Books

ISBN-100811771202

ISBN-139780811771207

eBay Product ID (ePID)8050086885

Product Key Features

Book TitleDanger Close! : a Vietnam Memoir

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMilitary / Vietnam War, Asia / General

Publication Year2022

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorPhil Gioia

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight0 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2021-048907

ReviewsPhil Gioia is that singular individual: a distinguished and highly decorated soldier who is also a celebrated military historian. He has not only lived some of the most notable events of the last fifty years--from JFK's funeral to the war in Vietnam to Silicon Valley and the Digital Age--but he writes about them with enormous skill. With this book you are in the hands of a master, and the result will open your eyes about America's recent history, in peace and in war., Nearly three million Americans served in the Vietnam War. Each had his or her own take on what happened and why and many have tried to commit their war to paper. Phil Gioia has helped our understanding by detailing his days in-country and his informed perspectives in the midst of a fascinating, candid and brave memoir of a life of service. Bravo., Nearly three million Americans served in the Vietnam War. Each had his or her own take on what happened and why and many have tried to commit their war to paper. Phil Gioia has helped our understanding by detailing his days in-country and his informed perspectives in the midst of a fascinating, candid and brave memoir of a life of service. Bravo. -- Ken Burns, filmmaker At a time when Americans are better connected to one another than ever electronically, but more distant from one another emotionally and psychologically, Phil Gioia gives us a story about a living community committed to service and to one another. Danger Close! is a compelling and elegantly written memoir. -- H. R. McMaster, author of Dereliction of Duty and Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World Phil Gioia has written a splendid account of his life and times, from growing up as an army brat to military school to the U.S. Army in Vietnam. Excellent storytelling, that kept me riveted to the pages from start to finish. -- Joseph L. Galloway, coauthor of We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young, We Are Soldiers Still, and They Were Soldiers, Phil Gioia offers a fascinating personal remembrance of the U.S. military over three decades of its radical transformation--as a son of a career soldier, a young civilian, a US Army ranger and paratrooper, and a decorated combat veteran officer in Vietnam. His memoir offers an invaluable corrective to popular caricatures of the Cold-War and the Vietnam-era army, which, he reminds us, was professional, humanitarian, and--lethal. Ostensibly a memoir of Vietnam, Goia's autobiography also serves as a reminder of what made--and makes--America such an exceptional nation., Gioia is a natural-born writer and storyteller. Danger Close is the memoir of a true American hero, full of action, pathos, the profound sadness of war, and the ultimate will of the American soldier. His story is moving, complex, humorous, and, above all, compelling.

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal959.7043092

SynopsisDanger Close! recounts the Vietnam War from the unique boots-on-the-ground perspective of a young officer who served two tours in two different divisions. He tells his story thoughtfully, straightforwardly, and vividly, from the raw emotions of unearthing massacred human beings to the terrors of fighting in the dark, with tracers slicing the air., Phil Gioia grew up an army brat during the decades after World War II. Drawn to the military, he attended the Virginia Military Institute, then was commissioned in the U.S. Army, where he completed Jump School and Ranger School. Not even a year after college graduation, he landed in Vietnam in early 1968--in the first weeks of the Tet offensive, which marked a major escalation of the war. Leading a platoon in the 82nd Airborne Division, Gioia took his paratroopers into the lifting of the siege of Hué--where death was always just around the corner--and the grisly discovery of mass graves of those executed by the Vietcong, during their occupation of the city. Wounded, he was sent home in April. Released from hospital, he commanded a paratroop company in the 82nd Airborne in 1968, returning to Vietnam with the hard-hitting First Air Cavalry Division a year later, this time leading a rucksack company of light infantry. Inserted into far-flung landing zones, Gioia and his men patrolled the jungles and rubber plantations along the Cambodian border, looking for a furtive enemy who preferred ambushes to set-piece battles and nighttime raids to daylight attacks. Danger Close! recounts the Vietnam War from the unique boots-on-the-ground perspective of a young officer who served two tours in two different divisions. He tells his story thoughtfully, straightforwardly, and always vividly, from the raw emotions of unearthing massacred human beings to the terrors of fighting in the dark, with red and green tracers slicing the air. Hard to put down and hard to forget, Danger Close! will remind readers of the best Vietnam memoirs, like Guns Up! and Baptism., Phil Gioia grew up an army brat during the decades after World War II. Drawn to the military, he attended the Virginia Military Institute, then was commissioned in the U.S. Army, where he completed Jump School and Ranger School. Not even a year after college graduation, he landed in Vietnam in early 1968-in the first weeks of the Tet offensive, which marked a major escalation of the war. Commanding a company in the 82nd Airborne Division, Gioia led his paratroopers into the city of Hue for intense fighting-danger was always just around the corner -and the grisly discovery of mass graves. Wounded, he was sent home in May but returned with the 1st Cavalry Division a year later, this time leading a rucksack company of light infantry. Inserted into far-flung landing zones, Gioia and his men patrolled the jungles and rubber plantations along the Cambodian border, looking for a furtive enemy who preferred ambushes to set-piece battles and nighttime raids to daylight attacks. Danger Close! recounts the Vietnam War from the unique boots-on-the-ground perspective of a young officer who served two tours in two different divisions. He tells his story thoughtfully, straightforwardly, and always vividly, from the raw emotions of unearthing massacred human beings to the terrors of fighting in the dark, with red and green tracers slicing the air. Hard to put down and hard to forget, Danger Close! will remind readers of the best Vietnam memoirs, like Guns Up! and Baptism.

LC Classification NumberDS559.5.G57 2022