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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherExalt Press
ISBN-100982518404
ISBN-139780982518403
eBay Product ID (ePID)99582694
Product Key Features
Book TitleSemper Cool : One Marine's Fond Memories of Vietnam
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / Vietnam War, Military
Publication Year2010
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorBarry Fixler
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight22.4 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2010-933990
SynopsisThe wrenching, sometimes hilarious and always thought-provoking memoir of a mischievous teenager who enlists in the U.S. Marine Corps seeking adventure and his father's approval and finds both, plus more danger than he ever could have imagined. Barry Fixler gets molded into a Marine at Parris Island and sent to Vietnam, where he is assigned to a company that would soon etch its place in Marine Corps lore at the legendary Siege of Khe Sanh. With its vivid imagery, Semper Cool thrusts readers into a grunts-eye view of the blood, guts, tears and laughter of war, as told by a Marine who returned home a proud, patriotic man. Be prepared to laugh and cry and ultimately thank God for the men and women willing to sacrifice their lives for the freedoms that so many Americans enjoy.
Very interesting read, difficult for me in some ways emotionally. One of the young men on front cover was a relative who was killed in Viet Nam in 1968. I am happy to have a copy of this book, however. Thanks very much.