Lurps: A Ranger's Diary of Tet, Khe Sanh, A Shau, and Quang Tri, Revised Edition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780761843726)

Lurps is the revised edition of the memoir of a juvenile delinquent who drops out of ninth grade to chase his dream of military service. After volunteering for Vietnam, he joins the elite U.S. Army LRRP/Rangers--small, heavily armed long-range reconnaissance teams that patrol deep in enemy-held territory. It is 1968, and the Lurps find themselves in some of the war's hairiest campaigns and battles, including Tet, Khe Sanh, and A Shau. Readers witness all the horrors, humor, adrenaline, and unexpected beauty through the eyes of a green young warrior. Gone are the heroic clich駸 and bravado as compelling narrative and realistic dialogue sweep the reader along with a powerful sense that this is actually happening.

This poignant coming-of-age story explores the social background that shaped the protagonist's thinking, his uncertain quest for redemption through increased responsibility, the brotherhood of comrades in arms, women and sexual awakening, and the baffling randomness of who lives and who dies.

Author: Robert C. Ankony
ISBN-10: 0761843728
ISBN-13: 9780761843726
Publisher: Hamilton Books
Language: English
Published: 10/21/2008
Pages: 306
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.70h x 6.00w x 0.90d