The Walking Dead: A Marine's Story of Vietnam
Charles W. Sasser
(Author)
Craig Roberts
(Author)
Description
In July 1965, Pfc. Craig Roberts crossed the Da Nang River with the 9th Marines--into the heart of a jungle alive with savage Viet Cong. Eight months later his unit would be called...The Walking Dead In constant danger, Pfc. Craig Roberts's unit--known as the Walking Dead--flushed the enemy from tunnels and rat traps; defused lethal mines, punji pits, and trip wires; and scored countless hits in ambushes, sweeps, and all-out firefights. From booby-trapped villages to battles at Cam Ne, Le Son, the Phong Le Bridge, and in "Operation Starlight," they shared incredible risks, comradeship, and pride. Now Roberts tells the gripping tale of their war. Shot down and rescued, wounded in action, Roberts survived against fantastic odds and served as an automatic rifleman, recon leader, sniper, and as an advisor to a Combined Action Company of ARVN Rangers. Transformed from an ordinary nineteen-year-old into a deadly killer, he was the recipient of ten decorations, including two Purple Hearts, the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, and a Combat Action Ribbon. His memoir is a story of extraordinary challenges met for honor, freedom, and the Corps.
Product Details
Price
$9.99
$9.29
Publisher
Pocket Books
Publish Date
January 02, 1989
Pages
240
Dimensions
4.24 X 6.76 X 0.61 inches | 0.28 pounds
Language
English
Type
Mass Market Paperbound
EAN/UPC
9780671657772
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About the Author
Charles W. Sasser has been a full-time freelance writer, journalist, and photographer since 1979. He is a veteran of both the U.S. Navy (journalist) and U.S. Army (Special Forces, the Green Berets), a combat veteran, and former combat correspondent wounded in action. He also served fourteen years as a police officer (in Miami, Florida, and in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he was a homicide detective). He is author, co-author, or contributing author of more than thirty books and novels, including One Shot-One Kill and Hill 488. Sasser now lives on a ranch in Chouteau, Oklahoma, with his wife Donna. Craig Roberts retired from the armed forces in 1999 with thirty years total service. He was awarded ten decorations for his Marine Corps service in Vietnam, where he served as a Marine sniper. He was also a career police officer with the Tulsa, Oklahoma, police department. An internationally published writer, he is the author of Combat Medic-Vietnam and Police Sniper, as well as the co-author of One Shot-One Kill, and The Walking Dead.
