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Platoon Leader is a memoir by James R. McDonough, a Vietnam War veteran and West Point graduate. It tells of his story as a lieutenant in command of a platoon in Binh Dinh province, and the moral dilemmas he faced in combat.
4 févr. 2003 · Col. James McDonough, USA (Ret.), graduated from West Point and served in Vietnam as an infantry platoon leader in the legendary 173d 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 781 and The Limits of Glory.
- Presidio Press
- $8.99
20 mars 2012 · I first read James McDonough's Platoon Leader about 17 years ago, as I was watching then-Col. McDonough train up his infantry brigade for Bosnia. It is about his time in Vietnam was a...
- Thomas E. Ricks
A former West Point graduate and Vietnam veteran, James R. McDonough writes about his experience as an infantry platoon leader in the 173d Airborne Brigade. The book is a biography and autobiography of his first command, a U.S. platoon taking part in the 'strategic hamlet' program.
- James R. McDonough
- Random House Publishing Group, 2003
- reprint
Platoon Leader: A Memoir of Command in Combat. by James R. McDonough. Destiny is not born of decision; it is born of uncontrollable circumstances. The shamefulness of his words hit me like a club. He was not the leader of this platoon. He felt no responsibility for the mission; he felt no compassion for the men.
1 janv. 2001 · A former Army officer and drug czar of Florida, James R. McDonough writes about his first command in Vietnam in this book. He received high praise from Army Times and other readers for his honesty and literary craftsmanship.
Colonel James R. McDonough, USA (Ret.), graduated from West Point and served in Vietnam as an infantry platoon leader in the legendary 173rd Airborne Brigade. A military theorist who has helped shape the post–Cold War army’s thinking, he is also…
