Shiny Bayonet (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781412059237)

Operation Shiny Bayonet was the first combat operation of the Vietnam War of the 1 Battalion (Airborne), 12th Cavalry Regiment. It was a five-day operation of which we were in contact with the enemy for three days. The Battalion suffered its first combat casualties and fatalities of the war. It was a time that we made mistakes and learned what combat really was. As one of my comrades put it, "We were a bunch of scared kids that had no idea what we were getting ourselves into." It was five days that changed us all.

Author: Michael O. Gregory
ISBN-10: 1412059232
ISBN-13: 9781412059237
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Language: English
Published: 07/25/2006
Pages: 102
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d