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Fortis Pub.
May 2010
On Sale: April 26, 2010
348 pages ISBN: 0977788490 EAN: 9780977788491 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Ever since the American Revolution, military service has
been a proud tradition for the Zumwalt family. Tradition
initially led the author to join his father and brother in
the Navy, before later transferring to the US Marine Corps.
During his 26 years in uniform, the author saw service in
three conflicts-Vietnam, Panama and the first Persian Gulf
war. It was Vietnam, however, that ultimately would launch
him on an unexpected journey-long after the guns of that war
had fallen silent-triggered by the loss of a brother who had
fought there. This journey was an emotional one-initially of anger towards
the Vietnamese and the conflict that claimed his older
brother. But it unexpectedly took a change in direction. In Vietnam almost two decades after Saigon's fall, the
author, in a private talk with a former enemy general
officer, came to understand an aspect of the war he never
before had. In that talk, they shared personal insights
about the war-discovering a common bond. It unlocked a door
through which the author passed to start his own healing
process. It began a journey where he would meet hundreds of
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong veterans-listening to their
personal stories of loss, sacrifice and hardship. It opened
the author's eyes to how a technically inferior enemy,
beaten down by superior US firepower, was able to get back
up-driven by an "iron will" to emerge triumphant. "Bare Feet, Iron Will" takes the reader on a fascinating
journey, providing stories-many never before told-as to how
enemy ingenuity played a major role in the conflict, causing
us not to see things that were there or to see things there
that were not! It shares unique insights into the sacrifice
and commitment that took place on the other side of
Vietnam's battlefields.
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