Drafted to Vietnam

By David L. Martin

After graduating from college in 3 years, the author was drafted into the U.S. Army for 19 months: 5 in training and 14 months in Vietnam. This book is different from most on Vietnam written by officers covering the troop buildup period 1967-68. This is a citizen's view of the withdrawal stage 1970-71, with consequent risks to remaining personnel, cautionary lessons for America's current wars. This memoir contrasts a conscription army much different from today's all volunteer, race and gender integrated, armed forces. Rather than military operations, this book describes the economic effects of war, such as street level black market operations. The corruption now revealed in Afghanistan and Iraq is Saigon redux. And the sorrows of war and the happiness of homecoming remain timeless.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1978132468
• ISBN13: 9781978132467
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"