Colt Terry, Green Beret

Informationen zum Autor CHARLES D. PATTON heard Colt Terry's story from the retired Green Beret himself and, inspired by it, decided to write it down. Interviews with other principals, letters, and other documentation supplemented Terry's firsthand accounts. Patton, who lives in Orlando, Florida, is a senior marketing director for a major leisure industry firm. He holds an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. Klappentext Through one man's career, "Colt Terry, Green Beret" portrays the birth and development of America's most elite fighting unit. 30 photos. Zusammenfassung A life-story of Second Lieutenant Colt Terry! a member of the original Green Berets. This book covers his enlistment as a buck private in 1945 to his retirement as a lieutenant colonel in 1970! and how he served five tours in combat! trained guerrillas! and earned two combat infantry badges! a Purple Heart! and two Bronze Stars.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Charles D Patton, Charles D. Patton
• Verlag: Texas A&M University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.07.2005
• EAN: 9781585444694
• ISBN: 978-1-58544-469-4
• Seiten: 227
• Abmessung: 159 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Serien: Texas A & M University Militar; Texas A & M University Military History S.; Texas A & M University Military History; Texas A & M University Militar; Texas A & M University Military History
• Themen: Sachbuch > Politik, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft > Biographien, Autobiographien; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Staatslehre und politische Verwaltung