Co-Vans U.S. Marine Advisors in Vietnam

Depending upon where & when they served, Americans had vastly different experiences in the Vietnam War. Among the more unique experiences were those of the advisors who worked closely with their Vietnamese counterparts, sharing the dangers, privations, local politics, tactical victories, & ultimate defeat as part of the long saga of the Vietnam War. U.S. Marines worked more closely than other advisors with the Vietnamese & were often on their own to deal with the vastly different culture & difficult cause. Despite these obstacles & arduous circumstances, the advisors, called co-vans in Vietnamese, did a credible job amidst a war far from home, upholding the honor of the Corps & infusing their allies with an esprit de corps that made the Vietnamese Marines a potent fighting force. John Miller, a co-van himself, has captured their experiences in this very readable, often humorous, sometimes poignant book. With the same writing style that earned him writing awards & thousands of readers in his earlier book on John Ripley's heroism at a bridge in Vietnam, Miller captures the grit of life in the field, the no-nonsense view of men at arms no matter what the nationality, & the smell of cordite in the air. But more than a combat memoir, this is an introspective & thought-provoking look at an unusual mission in a war in an inscrutable culture at a time when Americans & their values were under fire.Miller, John G. is the author of 'Co-Vans U.S. Marine Advisors in Vietnam' with ISBN 9781557505491 and ISBN 1557505497.