Description: SIGNED Strength and Honor Americas Best in Vietnam 1st Ed HCDJ Terry L Garlock______________________________ Strength and Honor: Americas Best in Vietnamby Terry L. GarlockPublished by Virtualbookwormcom Publishing (2011)FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER BOOK w DUST JACKET SIGNED BY AUTHOR TERRY L. GARLOCK and INCLUDES HIS BUSINESS CARD! Condition:Excellent 1st Edition Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket! The binding is tight and all 455 pages within are bright white with no writing, underlining, high-lighting, rips, tears, bends, or folds. The covers look perfect! In fact, the book itself is perfect! The dust jacket is in excellent condition with edge wear particularly on the top and bottom of the spine, as can be seen in my photos. You will be happy with this one! Always handled carefully and packaged securely! Buy with confidence from a seller who takes the time to show you the details and not use just stock photos. Please check out all my pictures and email with any questions! Thanks for looking! This book will also come with Terry L. Garlock's business card (not shown). About the Book:Decades ago, political struggles buried the truth about the Vietnam War in a tangle of myths, half-truths and lies, and the truth is still hard to find today. No matter which side of the argument you favor, the truth is not all that pretty, but the one constant was the faithful and capable service of the troops America sent to fight that war. They never received the nation's gratitude they had earned, and many kept their story and even their service to themselves since the American public believed the worst about them. By refusing to see how well these troops had served their country, America lost a generation of heroes. The public still knows for sure things about the Vietnam War, and its vets, that have never been true. In this book, Terry L. Garlock helps a number of Vietnam veterans tell a piece of their own story and lets the reader decide what to believe. Some of these stories have never before been told. When we send soldiers to war, we owe them our fidelity and our gratitude, and we owe them a truthful history of what they endured for us. This book helps a number of vets tell their truth, the good and the bad. An Awesome Book Review:John Podlaski rated it it was amazingIf only we knew then what we know today! Would it have made a difference? The government instituted special rules of engagement in Vietnam which restricted the military from doing its job - to win the war; the press also made things worse by seeking out and only reporting the negatives of the war, which tended to sway public opinion and keeping them blind to the real facts. Those never serving during the war found Vietnam Veterans stereotyped as unemployed or unemployable, criminally inclined, prone to substance abuse and wracked with guilt over the horrible things they had done or seen in the war. Maybe now you - the American public - can understand why vets kept their story to themselves when they came home from Vietnam. The country seemed to have lost its mind, and everybody seemed confident they knew all the answers about the war - unwilling to hear it from those who were there. The Vietnam War was consumed by controversy and, in its later years and since the war ended, it has been shrouded in myths and half-truths, the real truth hiding in the hearts of those of us who were there. The author, Terry Garlock, put together a compilation of stories from those who served their country honorably during the war; they come from every occupation: chopper pilots and crews, jet jockeys, medivac pilots and crews, Cobra gunship pilots, infantry grunts, special forces advisers, scout teams, LRRPS, medical staff and Navy Riverine forces - officers and enlisted, men and women from all branches of the service tell their true stories to counter the false stereotype and misinformation that has followed us veterans for decades. A common thread throughout is that not one of these veterans would hesitate to risk his life for a total stranger and felt confident that someone else would do the same for them. They didn't take territory to hold it as in other wars, they fought the enemy wherever they could find him to stop or at least discourage his infiltration into South Vietnam. That meant that we might fight the same battle in the same place at different times - happening a lot - and some troops would wonder what the hell we were doing, whether it was all a waste. Troops fought to protect one another! Then when somebody was wounded, these brave medivac pilots risked everything to save his comrade on the ground. Many of those wounded during the war have unsuccessfully sought out the pilot and medivac crews over the years, wanting to formally thank them for saving their lives. Terry suggests that readers begin with two special chapters in the book before starting Chapter 1 - I also recommend doing this as it provides some background to the war and touches upon many of the myths and half-truths of the Vietnam War. There are forty-six different tales - some long, some short, but all provides the reader with food for thought...they were the best you had, America, and you turned your back on them! Highly recommended to all who want to know the truth about the Vietnam War. Great job Mr. Garlock! Welcome Home, sir! Thank you for being there when us grunts needed you - we are forever grateful!--John Podlaski, author / Cherries - A Vietnam War Novel Copyright © 2018-2022 TDM Inc. The photos and text in this listing are copyrighted. I spend lots of time writing up my descriptions and despise it when un-original losers cut and paste my descriptions in as their own. It is against ebay policy and if you are caught, you will be reported to ebay and could be sued for copyright infringement and damages.
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Height: 9 inches
Item Width: 1.19 inches
Personalize: No
Inscribed: Yes
Type: Hardcover
Features: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, SIGNED BY AUTHOR
Vintage: No
Personalized: Yes
Item Length: 6 inches
ISBN-10: 1602647151
Publication Name: Strength and Honor: Americas Best in Vietnam
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
Signed: Yes
Signed By: author, Terry L. Garlock
Item Weight: 1.85 pounds
Book Title: Strength and Honor : America's Best in Vietnam
Author: Terry Garlock
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Military Science, General
Publisher: Virtualbookworm.Com Publishing, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2011
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Technology & Engineering
Number of Pages: 462 Pages