Vietnam Journal - Series 2 - by Don Lomax (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Vietnam Journal Returns! Scott 'Journal' Neithammer had been reporting on the U.S. incursion into Cambodia to root out the North Vietnamese. However, he is returned to South Vietnam to face the Provost Marshall. This sparks his journey back to the A Shau Valley and the siege of Fire Support Base RIPCORD. Collects VJ: Series 2 issues 11-15.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Vietnam Journal, the award-winning series, returns!</p><p>July 1970. Scott (Journal) Neithammer has been reporting first-hand on President Nixon's military incursion into Cambodia to root out the North Vietnamese Army's, until then, untouchable sanctuaries. However, this all comes to an abrupt end when he is kidnapped by over-zealous Military Police and returned to South Vietnam to face the Provost Marshall's wrath. </p><p>The incident sparks Neithammer's unexpected journey back into the dreaded A Shau Valley where the 101st Airborne Division, once again, attempts to bloody the noses of the NVA. Just one year earlier, their Brothers had fought a prolonged and divisive battle in the A Shau Valley on Hill 937, Dong Ap Bia Mountain-aka Hamburger Hill.</p><p>This brings us to the siege of Fire Support Base RIPCORD. This is a story of over-confidence, arrogance, and revenge on the part of Military Assistance Command Vietnam in Saigon, coupled with an under-strength U.S. force sent to face an enemy who outnumbers them ten to one.</p><p>RIPCORD was the final large unit battle in the waning days of the Vietnam War for the United States. The troops were expected to face a massive enemy presence, have minimal or no casualties, and receive limited ordinance and support, while vanquishing a highly motivated and well supplied enemy. In the jargon of the boonie rats of the day - "f**king typical".</p><p>RIPCORD is also the story of the senseless waste of young American lives, as was Hamburger Hill before it. Nevertheless, it recognizes the extreme heroism of the lowly infantry grunt, average age 18-years-old, who was expected to complete an overwhelming task.</p><p>RIPCORD...a little known battle with an all too predictable outcome. </p><p>Collects Vietnam Journal: Series 2 issues 11-15.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><strong>"Lomax bases his fictional work on his real experiences in Vietnam in 1966, with powerful results. It is Lomax's concern for average soldiers that, in the end, makes his work significant."</strong> <em>- Publishers Weekly.</em><br /> <br /> <strong>"Vietnam Journal by Don Lomax is the best comic book portrayal of Vietnam I have ever read. It's probably one of the best works ever put down in any art form about the war." </strong><em>- Daniel Robert Epstein.</em></p><br>
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