Ordinary Lives: Platoon 1005 and the Vietnam War
- ISBN-10
- 1566396743
- ISBN-13
- 9781566396745
- Series
- Ordinary Lives
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 334
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Author
- William Daniel Ehrhart
Description
A former Marine traces the fortunes of the men in his platoon during basic training at Paris Island thirty years ago, revealing the complexities of the Vietnam generation as he catches up with each former soldier in his current life.
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Other editions
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- 1991
- 240 pages
- Paperback
- Gill and Macmillan
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