One Hell of a Ride: Inside an Armored Cavalry Task Force in Vietnam
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (523 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1439244367 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 560 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
from Cornell University in 1967 while teaching full-time on the English faculty at West Point. Haponski commanded an armored cavalry task force of 1st Infantry Division north of Saigon. He now lives in Florida with his wife of over fifty years, Sandra. He earned a Ph. In 1969, William C. D. His military awards include
Lewis Sorley, author of A Better War, said of One Hell of Ride, “This authoritative account, brilliantly researched and reported with insight and compassion by an exemplary soldier, is destined to become an instant classic of small unit warfare." Written with soul and unblinking honesty, One Hell of a Ride stands witness to history and is a must-read for anyone who loves the soldier but abhors war.. became involved when the French withdrew in 1956. One Hell of a Ride by Colonel (Ret) William C. Haponski tells the gripping, true story of one of the most controversial and tragic periods in world history: the thirty-five years from 1940-1975 that constituted the Indochina Wars. Focusing on the area north of Saigon to the Camb
Haponski commanded an armored cavalry task force of 1st Infantry Division north of Saigon. from Cornell University in 1967 while teaching full-time on the English faculty at West Point. He earned a Ph. . About the Author In 1969, William C. His military awards include five medals for valor in Vietnam. After retirement in 1978, he was a college professor, dean, and vice president, publishing two books on adult education. D. After a year of enlisted Naval Reserve service, four years at West Point, and twenty-two years in the Army, he retired as a Colonel. He now lives in Florida with his wife of over fifty years, Sandra
F. J. Brown said The best. The historical treatment, general research, NVA content, ability to write wellmake this absolutely the most comprehensive, best book on combat in RVNI have read.Read and understand mounted combat - bottom up -as well the passion of command in combatFormer Chief of Armor and Cavalry US Army. F. "COL Haponski Tells It Like It Was" according to Skip Bell. "One Hell of a Ride" is one hell of a book!It combines the personal experience of the author with extensive research (including interviews with former Task Force members, after-action reports/lessons learned from the U.S. units and North Vietnamese Army units involved, and numerous books writ. Vietnam as the combatants experienced it James C. Pitts Colonel Haponski has written a gripping story of armored cavalry combat in Vietnam as seen by those who fought it, and he has written it as only a man who shared it could do. What separates this book from the others like it is the historical perspective of the French who experienced that war