First with Guns English James Edward
Inspired by Vietnam War classics like Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried and Karl Marlantes's Matterhorn, First with Guns is a thought-provoking exploration of personal identity set amidst a war…
Specifikacia First with Guns English James Edward
Inspired by Vietnam War classics like Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried and Karl Marlantes's Matterhorn, First with Guns is a thought-provoking exploration of personal identity set amidst a war and an era that forever altered American identity. The novel follows William Dougherty's journey into manhood from a disturbing childhood in rural Nebraska to aerial combat in Vietnam. Early in his deployment, Dougherty commits a notorious blunder that destroys his Commanding Officer's Huey. The young airman is grounded and punished until he and a friend forge transfer papers that get him reassigned to the 334th, the Army's original Armed Helicopter Company whose motto is "First with Guns." As a member of the Raider platoon, Dougherty and a bone-weary assortment of door gunners fly around the clock through rain, fog, mechanical failure, and murderous ground fire, as the