Quicksilver: As Greyhound at Sea

Jack Wells

ISBN 10: 0741440598 / ISBN 13: 9780741440594

Published by Infinity Publishing, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Quicksilver: As Greyhound at Sea
• Publisher: Infinity Publishing
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0741440598
• ISBN 13: 9780741440594
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dimensions: 2.311W x 13.97H x 21.59D centimeters 2.311 centimeters width by 13.97 centimeters height by 21.59 centimeters depth
• Weight: 467 grams

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Synopsis

Men at sea in a difficult and unpopular war: fall of 1967 and Vietnam was becoming an American nightmare: young men coping in combat with a resourceful and persistent enemy.

About the Author

Jack Wells enlisted in the Navy in 1960. He was commissioned Ensign, USN in 1966, and served aboard destroyers, intelligence ships, and mine sweepers during the Vietnam War. He holds the Vietnam Service Medal with 5 campaign stars in addition to multiple other decorations. After 10 years service, he left active duty at the end of 1970 as a Lieutenant. A qualified Surface Warfare Officer, he progressed to Commander in the Reserve Component and retired in 1983. He also retired as the Technical Director for a major consumer products company and lives with his wife Terry in Florida.