Ebook {Epub PDF} Platoon Leader: A Memoir of Command in Combat by James R. McDonough

"Platoon Leader: A Memoir of Command in Combat," by James R. McDonough, chronicles the author's experiences as an officer in the Vietnam War from His platoon is charged with manning an outpost next to the village of Truong Lam. This is a fascinating, well-written account.5/5(5).  · James R. McDonough once stated that his story is not a comprehensive documentation of the Vietnam War, but a mere account of an American platoon leader in battle. Lt. McDonough had, for a year after West Point, been situated in specialized training bases to be part of an airborne www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 4 mins. Col. James McDonough, USA (Ret.), graduated from West Point and served in Vietnam as an infantry platoon leader in the legendary d Airborne Brigade. A military theorist who has helped shape the post-Cold War army’s thinking, he is also the author of The Defense of Hill and The Limits of Glory/5().

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PLATOON LEADER: A Memoir of Command in Combat, audio by James R. McDonough Random House Audio, March Abridged audio pages $ ISBN: Platoon Leader details McDonough's time in Vietnam commanding an undermanned platoon assigned to protecting a village in the Strategic Hamlet program. The book highlights the extreme nature of Vietnam insomuch as long periods of boredom torn apart by extreme moments of violence and carnage. James R. McDonough once stated that his story is not a comprehensive documentation of the Vietnam War, but a mere account of an American platoon leader in battle. Lt. McDonough had, for a year after West Point, been situated in specialized training bases to be part of an airborne brigade.