Praying for Slack: A Marine Corps Tank Commander in Viet Nam

Two different wars were fought in Vietnam, the jungle-and-booby-trap one down south, and the WWII-like one up on the DMZ. "I was one of a handful whose Vietnam tour was evenly split between the First and Third Marine Divisions, and saw, firsthand, the difference 170 miles could make during the war's bloodiest year." Corporal Robert Peavey was a tank commander in I Corps (Eye Corps) on the DMZ when LBJ ordered a bombing halt over the North. His compelling first-hand account chronicles operations just south of the 'Z, operations that most Vietnam War histories have completely ignored. Peavey offers detailed, understandable explanations of combat strategy, strengths and shortcomings of standard-issue armament, and inter-service rivalries.

Upon his return from Vietnam Robert Peavey graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology. For the last 25 years he has worked for Eastman Kodak where he continues today. He is currently a member of the board of directors of the United States Marine Corps Vietnam Tankers Association. Peavey now lives outside Atlanta, Georgia.