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Gone Native

By Alan Cornett

Gone Native Politics & Society

Gone Native

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On his first combat assignment, Cornett accompanied the Vietnamese Rangers on a search-and-destroy mission near Khe Sang. There he gained entree into a culture that he would ultimately respect greatly and admire deeply. Cornett's most challenging military duty began when he joined the Phoenix Program. As part of AK squad, he dressed in enemy uniform and roamed the deadly Central Highlands, capturing high-ranking VC officers in hot firefights and ambushes. It was there, deep in enemy territory, where the smallest mistake meant sudden death, that the Vietnamese fighting men earned his utmost respect. While offering rare glimpses of an aspect of the war most of the military and media never saw, Cornett tells the full, gut-wrenching story of his Vietnam. He also gives an unsparing view of himself - telling a no-holds-barred story of an American soldier who made sacrifices far beyond the call of duty . . . a soldier who, in defiance of the U.S. government, refused to turn his back on the Vietnamese.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
304
Release Date:
2000-06-06
Publication Date:
2000-06-06
Publisher:
Random House Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0804116377
ISBN13:
9780804116374
Weight:
154 g
Height:
105 cm
Width:
176 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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