Lamb in a jungle : conscience and consequence in the Vietnam War
Kenneth F. Teglia (Author)
"Lamb in a Jungle is the honest, intensely personal story of an idealistic young man fresh out of college with the rank of Second Lieutenant, Field Artillery, who joined the Vietnam War in December 1969. He was promptly attached as a Forward Observer (FO) to an infantry Company of the 5th/46th Infantry Battalion, 198th Light Infantry Brigade, Americal (23rd) Infantry Division. His battalion's area of responsibility covered the coastal lowlands which held the scourge of mines to the treacherous foothills, mountains and jungles of the dense Annamite Mountain Range which concealed the deadly North Vietnamese Army. During his time as an FO, the author was the eyes and ears for various field artillery batteries that provided fire support for his infantry company and helped his comrades fend off enemy attacks and kill the enemy under very difficult circumstances. Then, his life in Vietnam changed. A directive was given that the soldiers of his Army Division be given 'sensitivity training', which was responded by many as inappropriate for an Army that was supposed kill 'the enemy' and count bodies. The training objective was to increase the soldier's chances of survival through more compassion and understanding in a war where they were thrust into close combat with an indigenous population to make 'ultimate victory' more possible"-- Publisher's website
Print Book, English, 2012
First edition
War Journal Publishing, Medina, Ohio, 2012