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Reluctant Warrior: A Marine's True Story of Duty and Heroism in Vietnam
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Reluctant Warrior: A Marine's True Story of Duty and Heroism in Vietnam Mass market paperback - 1997

by Hodgins, Michael

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By the spring of 1970, American troops had been ordered to pull out of Vietnam. The Marines of 1st Reconnaissance Battalion were assigned to cover the withdrawal of 1st Marine Division. Michael C. Hodgins served in Company C, 1st RECON Bn (Rein.) as a platoon leader.

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  • Title Reluctant Warrior: A Marine's True Story of Duty and Heroism in Vietnam
  • Author Hodgins, Michael
  • Binding Mass Market Paperback
  • Edition Tenth Printing
  • Condition New
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Ballantine Books, New York
  • Date 1997-10-29
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 0804111200_new
  • ISBN 9780804111201 / 0804111200
  • Weight 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.77 x 4.14 x 0.98 in (17.20 x 10.52 x 2.49 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1960's
    • Chronological Period: 1970's
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: Southeast Asian
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97093423
  • Dewey Decimal Code 959.7

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From the publisher

Michael C. Hodgins enlisted in the United States Marines on July 7, 1964, shortly after his eighteenth birthday. He was commissioned through the Enlisted Commissioning Program in February 1969 and, upon completion of The Basic School, assigned to 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade, then deployed in South Vietnam. He served as an infantry platoon leader in Company H, 2d Battalion, 26th Marines from August 1969 to February 1970, whence he joined Company C, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division. Upon his return from Vietnam, the author served at various posts and stations as an infantry officer until resigning his commission in August 1978. He now resides in La Jolla, California, with his wife and two sons.

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By the spring of 1970, American troops had been ordered to pull out of Vietnam, and the Marines of 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel "Wild Bill" Drumright, were assigned to cover the withdrawal of 1st Marine Division. The Marines of 1st RECON Bn operated in teams of six or seven men. Heavily armed, the teams fought a multitude of bitter engagements with a numerically superior and increasingly aggressive enemy.

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About the author

Michael C. Hodgins enlisted in the United States Marines on July 7, 1964, shortly after his eighteenth birthday. He was commissioned through the Enlisted Commissioning Program in February 1969 and, upon completion of The Basic School, assigned to 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade, then deployed in South Vietnam. He served as an infantry platoon leader in Company H, 2d Battalion, 26th Marines from August 1969 to February 1970, whence he joined Company C, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division. Upon his return from Vietnam, the author served at various posts and stations as an infantry officer until resigning his commission in August 1978. He now resides in La Jolla, California, with his wife and two sons.