This person is usually a junior officer a second or first lieutenant or an equivalent rank. Mcdonough ebook please share on social media first categories. Mcdonoughs platoon leader did for a platoon leader in vietnam in his book what charles macdonald did for the company commander in wwii in his company commander. Mcdonough ebook please share on social media first search for. The combat vignettes of former platoon leaders flow along the arc of a typical 12month tour.
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His platoon is charged with manning an outpost next to the village of truong lam. The combat command book series by multiple authors includes books cut by emerald. It is narrated by mcdonough in first person view and tells of his story in the vietnam war as a lieutenant in command of 2nd platoon, bravo company, 4th battalion, 503rd infantryairborne. Platoon leader captures the sights, sounds, and smells of the battlefield including the unforgiving nature of combat and the.
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