The education of Corporal John Musgrave : Vietnam and its aftermath / John Musgrave.

"A Marine's searing and intimate memoir about surviving Vietnam and its aftermath."-- Service, patriotism, faith, and civic pride. Musgrave grew up looking forward to the day when he could enlist to serve his country as his father had done. During his senior year in high school, with the Vietnam War...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Musgrave, John, 1948- (Author)
Other Authors: Burns, Ken, 1953- (writer of foreword.)
Novick, Lynn (writer of foreword.)
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Musgrave, John, > 1948-
United States. > Marine Corps > Biography.
United States. > Marine Corps. > Marine Regiment, 9th.
United States. > Marine Corps.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Personal narratives, American.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Veterans > Biography.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Protest movements > United States.
Veterans > United States > Social conditions > 20th century.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military.
HISTORY / Military / Vietnam War.
PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Protest movements.
Veterans.
Veterans > Social conditions.
United States.
Biographies.
Personal narratives > American.
Autobiographies.
Genre:
Biography.
Personal narratives, American.
Biographies.
Personal narratives
Autobiographies.
American.
Physical Description:xii, 270 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Prologue: The music of the night
  • The making of a Marine. Born to serve ; The house of horrors ; Drill instruction ; Finishing school ; Shipping out
  • The Kill Zone. First contact ; Joining the varsity team ; M-I-S-E-R-Y ; Operation Buffalo ; The Kill Zone
  • Marching against the war. Leaving the Corps ; : Big vet on campus ; Joining the VVAW ; Public speaking ; Finding the others
  • Epilogue: Coming full circle.