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The Greatest Beer Run Ever

Inglese · Tascabile

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NOW A MAJOR MOVIE STARRING ZAC EFRON, RUSSELL CROWE AND BILL MURRAY

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

'An extraordinary story.' - Daily Mail

'An unforgettable, wild ride from start to finish.' - John Bruning

'The astounding true story - from the streets of Manhattan to the jungles of Vietnam.' - Thomas Kelly

IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME.

As a result of a rowdy night in his local New York bar, ex-Marine and merchant seaman "Chick" Donohue volunteers for a legendary mission. He will sneak into Vietnam to track down his buddies in combat to bring them a cold beer and supportive messages from home. It'll be the greatest beer run ever!

Now, decades on from 1968, this is the remarkable true story of how he actually did it.

Armed with Irish luck and a backpack full of alcohol, Chick works his passage to Vietnam, lands in Qui Nhon and begins to carry out his quest, tracking down the disbelieving soldiers one by one.

But things quickly go awry, and as he talks his way through checkpoints and unwittingly into dangerous situations, Chick sees a lot more of the war than he ever planned - spending a terrifying time in the Demilitarized Zone, and getting caught up in Saigon during the Tet Offensive.

With indomitable spirit, Chick survives on his wits, but what he finds in Vietnam comes as a shock. By the end of his epic adventure, battered and exhausted, Chick finds himself questioning why his friends were ever led into the war in the first place.

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John "Chick" Donohue joined the United States Marine Corps at the age of seventeen and spent several years as a Merchant Mariner after his discharge. His work took him to numerous foreign ports, including Saigon during the Vietnam War. After the war, he became a tunnel builder, and eventually became a Director of Sandhogs, Local 147, Laborers' International Union of North America, a post in which he served for over three decades. He is happily married to Theresa "Terri" O'Neil and spends his time between New York, Florida, and West Cork, Ireland.John "Chick" Donohue joined the United States Marine Corps at the age of seventeen and spent several years as a Merchant Mariner after his discharge. His work took him to numerous foreign ports, including Saigon during the Vietnam War. After the war, he became a tunnel builder, and eventually became a Director of Sandhogs, Local 147, Laborers' International Union of North America, a post in which he served for over three decades. He is happily married to Theresa "Terri" O'Neil and spends his time between New York, Florida, and West Cork, Ireland.

Riassunto

The amazing true story of a young man who takes his buddies a few cans of beer - in the heat of the Vietnam war.

Prefazione

The amazing true story of a young man who takes his buddies a few cans of beer - in the heat of the Vietnam war.

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Autori John Donohue, John 'Chick' Donohue, JOHN DONOHUE, J. T. Malloy, J. T. Molloy
Editore Conran Octopus Ltd
 
Lingue Inglese
Formato Tascabile
Pubblicazione 03.06.2021
 
EAN 9781913183318
ISBN 978-1-913183-31-8
Pagine 288
Dimensioni 126 mm x 196 mm x 30 mm
Categorie Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari
Viaggi > Reportage di viaggio, racconti di viaggio

Vietnam, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, HISTORY / Military / Vietnam War, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Military, Travel writing, c 1955 to c 1975 (Vietnam War period), Vietnam War

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