1000 Yard Stare: A Marine's Eye View of the Vietnam War by Marc Waszkiewicz (Eng

Description: 1000 Yard Stare by Marc Waszkiewicz, Lea Jones, Crista Dougherty Marc Waszkiewicz served three tours in Vietnam (67-69), first on a fire support base, then in the field. He made thousands of photos exploring the beauty, drudgery, hilarity, and horror of the experience. 1000 Yard Stare collects his best photos, offering an unvarnished, compassionate look at life in country and at the young men who served. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A Marines eye view of the Vietnam War through hundreds of personal photos Marc Waszkiewicz served three combat tours in Vietnam (67-69), first on a fire support base, then in the field as an artillery forward observer. He made thousands of photos exploring the beauty, drudgery, hilarity, and horror of the experience. 1000 Yard Stare collects his best photos, offering an unvarnished, compassionate, eyes-wide-open look at life in country and at the young men who served. This is a unique visual memoir of the war, featuring Marines on the base-engaged in daily routines, playing music, cards, and football, writing letters home, drinking, and going on leave-and in the bush-interacting with the locals, searching for and battling the enemy, interrogating VC captives, and mourning the loss of their brothers in arms. We see medics treating POWs, injured locals, and Marines, a gunner calculating ranges with pencil and protractor, and a chaplain conducting a battlefield mass, friends smoking Mary Jane while pretending to fish, base perimeters laced with barbed wire, and watchtowers in silhouette at twilight. We see young men being young men during their tours in country.The final chapters detail Marcs postwar years as he tries to come to terms with his experiences and help others to do the same, a string of poignant pilgrimages to The Wall in Washington DC, and a return trip to Vietnam. Author Biography Marc Waszkiewicz lives in western Oregon. Long Description A Marines eye view of the Vietnam War through hundreds of personal photosMarc Waszkiewicz served three combat tours in Vietnam (67-69), first on a fire support base, then in the field as an artillery forward observer. He made thousands of photos exploring the beauty, drudgery, hilarity, and horror of the experience. 1000 Yard Stare collects his best photos, offering an unvarnished, compassionate, eyes-wide-open look at life in country and at the young men who served.This is a unique visual memoir of the war, featuring Marines on the base--engaged in daily routines, playing music, cards, and football, writing letters home, drinking, and going on leave--and in the bush--interacting with the locals, searching for and battling the enemy, interrogating VC captives, and mourning the loss of their brothers in arms. We see medics treating POWs, injured locals, and Marines, a gunner calculating ranges with pencil and protractor, and a chaplain conducting a battlefield mass, friends smoking Mary Jane while pretending to fish, base perimeters laced with barbed wire, and watchtowers in silhouette at twilight. We see young men being young men during their tours in country. The final chapters detail Marcs postwar years as he tries to come to terms with his experiences and help others to do the same, a string of poignant pilgrimages to The Wall in Washington DC, and a return trip to Vietnam. Details ISBN0811717925 Author Crista Dougherty Short Title 1000-YARD STARE Publisher Stackpole Books Language English ISBN-10 0811717925 ISBN-13 9780811717922 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2017 Imprint Stackpole Books Subtitle A Marines Eye View of the Vietnam War DEWEY 959.704345 Place of Publication Mechanicsburg Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2017-04-01 UK Release Date 2017-04-01 Audience General AU Release Date 2017-03-31 Pages 328 Publication Date 2017-06-01 US Release Date 2017-06-01 Illustrations Illustrations; Halftones, Color including Color Photographs We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137144569;

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