A remarkable memoir of small unit leadership and the coming of age of a young soldier in combat in Vietnam. Truly a classic of military history. Col. James McDonough graduated from West Point and served in Vietnam as an infantry platoon leader in the legendary 173d Airborne Brigade.
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A remarkable memoir of small unit leadership and the coming of age of a young soldier in combat in Vietnam. Truly a classic of military history. Col. James McDonough graduated from West Point and served in Vietnam as an infantry platoon leader in the legendary 173d Airborne Brigade.
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Very good in Fair jacket. vii, [1], 195, [5] pages. Frontis illustration. DJ has large tear at front spine and scuffed flap. James R. McDonough is the former director of the Florida Office of Drug Control and the secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections from 2006 to 2008. He served in Vietnam. He rose to the rank of colonel before retiring and taking a series of national positions in drug law enforcement and security. He worked under the national drug czar before becoming the drug czar of Florida in 1999. A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the United States Military Academy, McDonough concluded his extensive Army career with assignments in Africa and the Balkans. He was awarded three Bronze Stars, the Purple Heart and the Distinguished Service Medal, among others. He also served as an associate professor of political science and international affairs at the U.S. Military Academy, as an analyst with the Defense Nuclear Agency, and with the State Dept. A remarkable memoir of small-unit leadership and the coming of age of a young soldier in combat in Vietnam. "Using a lean style and a sense of pacing drawn from the tautest of novels, McDonough has produced a gripping account of his first command, a U.S. platoon taking part in the 'strategic hamlet' program....Rather than present a potpourri of combat yarns...McDonough has focused a seasoned storyteller's eye on the details, people, and incidents that best communicate a visceral feel of command under fire....For the author's honesty and literary craftsmanship, Platoon Leader seems destined to be read for a long time by second lieutenants trying to prepare for the future, veterans trying to remember the past, and civilians trying to understand what the profession of arms is all about."-Army Times.
The pascification program, cosisted, of 12/15 man teams ( Stag teams ) living outside villages. Most of the villages had a province or local official in them. The officials would be admitted into the perimeter at sunset. We would run local ambush/security patroles throughout the night and day. We rarely went to the rear. ( LZ North English ) I spent 17 months with the A 4/503 173rd Abn Bde. These men were great Americans. God Bless them all. 1SG retired.
