LAST MAN OUT: A Personal Account of the Vietnam War - Softcover

James E. Parker, Jr.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0804119414 ISBN 13: 9780804119412

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 2000

Synopsis

"I WAS AMONG THE FIRST MEN IN,
AND I WAS THE LAST MAN OUT."

In Vietnam, at both the start and finish of the conflict, 2d Lt. James E. Parker Jr. saw the war as few men did. Now, with uncommon insight and raw honesty, he captures the stark realities of jungle combat, heavy casualties, and heroic sacrifice. From the tight confines of a VC-occupied Cu Chi tunnel to bloody firefights in areas that hardcore VC and NVA vets had controlled for decades, Parker relives the rain, the heat, the horror, the pain--and the anguish of kneeling beside a buddy whose blood turnd the soil black as he lays dying. Vietnam exacted a very high price. Parker pays tribute to the men who paid it.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"Uplifting and insightful."
--Publishers Weekly

"Candid, realistic, very readable. . . . An important contribution to the literature of the Vietnam War."
--ED BURKE
President, 28th Infantry Association

"Describes in vivid detail the total hell of ground combat and the great trust and camaraderie that develops among men."
--WILLIAM G. BAINBRIDGE
Sergeant Major of the Army (Ret.)

About the Author:

James E. Parker Jr. was born in North Carolina in 1942. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he served in the U.S. Army from 1964 to 1967. He was recruited by the central Intelligence Agency in 1970 and spent his entire career working undercover both in domestic assignments and overseas. Now retired to Pinehurst, N.C., he lectures and writes.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0804119414
• ISBN 13: 9780804119412
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352