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Guns Up! by Johnnie Clark

Guns Up!

A Firsthand Account of the Vietnam War

Johnnie Clark

Random House Publishing Group · Print & ebook · January 2, 2002

THIS GUT-WRENCHING FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF THE WAR IS A CLASSIC IN THE ANNALS OF VIETNAM LITERATURE.

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A young Marine’s firsthand account brings the danger and human cost of Vietnam into sharp focus.
Themes
Vietnam War combat, Combat survival, Marine courage and sacrifice
Genres
Vietnam War History, Military Lives, U.S. Military History

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THIS GUT-WRENCHING FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF THE WAR IS A CLASSIC IN THE ANNALS OF VIETNAM LITERATURE. "Guns up!" was the battle cry that sent machine gunners racing forward with their M60s to mow down the enemy, hoping that this wasn't the day they would meet their deaths. Marine Johnnie Clark heard that the life expectancy of a machine gunner in Vietnam was seven to ten seconds after a firefight began.

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Johnnie was only eighteen when he got there, at the height of the bloody Tet Offensive at Hue, and he quickly realized the grim statistic held a chilling truth. The Marines who fought and bled and died were ordinary men, many still teenagers, but the selfless bravery they showed day after day in a nightmarish jungle war made them true heroes. This new edition of Guns Up!, filled with photographs and updated information about those harrowing battles, also contains the real names of these extraordinary warriors and details of their lives after the war. The book's continuing success is a tribute to the raw courage and sacrifice of the United States Marines.

War Seen Up Close

A young Marine’s firsthand account brings the danger and human cost of Vietnam into sharp focus.

Come here for

  • A ground-level perspective on the Tet Offensive at Hue
  • The lives and courage of ordinary Marines

Expect

  • A direct account of combat’s peril
  • Photographs and updates on the battles and veterans’ lives

Where it sits

Military Lives93%
Vietnam War History91%
U.S. Military History34%

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Publisher categories

  • Military Lives
  • Vietnam War History
Authors
Johnnie Clark
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Published
January 2, 2002
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Vietnam War combat · Combat survival · Marine courage and sacrifice
Reading lane
Military Lives