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Policing Saigon by Christensen, Loren W.
by Christensen, Loren W. | PB | Acceptable
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9781979253420
- Book Title
- Policing Saigon
- Publisher
- CreateSpace
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Military / Vietnam War
- Item Weight
- 21.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 362 Pages
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Publisher
CreateSpace
ISBN-10
1979253420
ISBN-13
9781979253420
eBay Product ID (ePID)
240665263
Product Key Features
Book Title
Policing Saigon
Number of Pages
362 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2017
Topic
Military / Vietnam War
Genre
History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
21.8 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Synopsis
Policing Saigon isn't Platoon or Apocalypse Now, but the story of Loren W. Christensen's experience as a military policeman (MP) in a city of millions at a time when chaos and fear reigned. As a 23-year-old from a small town in Washington State, the author was plunged into a chaotic city of brawling servicemen, prostitutes, racial violence, enemy rockets, riots, and death. It was a place that would give him a unique opportunity to see up close a different side of the Vietnam War and its effect on the human condition. Nearly 80 stories collectively convey the author's experiences, and his arc-from naive to jaded, angry, confused, anxious, and bone-weary exhausted-is representative of so many GIs who served in the Vietnam War as well as those veterans of today's conflicts around the globe. * "A true warrior and a gifted and prolific author, Loren gives the reader a deep and illuminating insight into his experience that changed his life and subsequently led him toward helping others through his writing. Policing Saigon is a powerful book." Lt. Col. Dave Grossman * Military Policeman Loren Christensen takes the reader on a gritty, moving, and intense ride-a-along in Saigon, Vietnam. K.F., Afghanistan War veteran Table of Contents Introduction PART ONE: THE FIRST FEW DAYS Chap 1: Flying there Chap 2: Door gunners and policing for cigarette butts Chap 3: Welcome to Saigon Chap 4: Python Chap 5: Culture shock Chap 6: Dead men's gear PART TWO: "ROUTINE DAYS" Chap 7: Day after day Chap 8: EOD Chap 9: Skylight Chap 10: Cobra Chap 11: Bob Hope Chap 12: Papa-san and the ammo truck Chap 13: Dead mama-san Chap 14: Jail window Chap 15: "Karate number one" Chap 16: Sampson Chap 17: 100-P alley Chap 18: 200-P alley Chap 19: The swimming pool Chap 20: "Dance to the Music" Chap 21: Drugs Chap 22: Tracer rounds Chap 23: Puff the magic dragon Chap 24: Almost a coup Chap 25: Vietnam blues Chap 26: Tension Chap 27: A shaky fork Chap 28: Illusions of relief Chap 29: Korean Marines Chap 30: AFVN radio: "Goooooood morning, Vietnaaaaaam" Chap 31: "I'm not a crook" Chap 32: Running Code 3 Chap 33: Fire Chap 34: Riot Chap 35: Power and rank: a deadly mix Chap 36: The vision Chap 37: Screams Chap 38: Meyerkord Hotel Chap 39: Resisting arrest Chap 40: Letters Chap 41: One GI who went home and came right back PART THREE: LOSING IT Chap 42: Silencer Chap 43: Hangman Chap 44: Johnny Walker Black Chap 45: Escaped prisoner Chap 46: The punch Chap 47: Death of the spirit Chap 48: Grenade PART FOUR: PROSTITUTES Chap 49: "Boom-boom number one" Chap 50: Clap Chap 51: Peter PART FIVE: THE INDIGENOUS Chap 52: A fellow martial artist Chap 53: A most excellent shot Chap 54: "Everybody's talkin' 'bout me" Chap 55: China girl Chap 56: Date night Chap 57: The old gravedigger Chap 58: Altered states: the Buddhist temple Chap 59: Dog sex and an alligator baby PART SIX: STREET CHILDREN Chap 60: A Tu Do paperboy Chap 61: Cemetery kids Chap 62: Country kids PART SEVEN: HOME: THE FIRST YEAR Chap 63: "We gotta get out of this place" Chap 64: Mom and dad Chap 65: "You're home now" Chap 66: Small adjustments Chap 67: Martial arts Chap 68: "Your name Christensen?" Chap 69: First-year triggers PART EIGHT: TEN YEARS AFTER Chap 70: Some talked about, some didn't Chap 71: "I have to get more guns" Chap 72: The power of smell PART NINE: 40 YEARS LATER Chap 73: Recognizing and Recognition Chap 74: Vietnamese at home Chap 75: Agent Orange: And the hits just keep on comin' Chap 76: Fire, blood, and paint Chap 77: Army vet spends his days comforting the dying Conclusion, Policing Saigon isn't Platoon or Apocalypse Now, but the story of Loren W. Christensen's experience as a military policeman (MP) in a city of millions at a time when chaos and fear reigned. As a 23-year-old from a small town in Washington State, the author was plunged into a chaotic city of brawling servicemen, prostitutes, racial violence, enemy rockets, riots, and death. It was a place that would give him a unique opportunity to see up close a different side of the Vietnam War and its effect on the human condition. Nearly 80 stories collectively convey the author's experiences, and his arc-from naive to jaded, angry, confused, anxious, and bone-weary exhausted-is representative of so many GIs who served in the Vietnam War as well as those veterans of today's conflicts around the globe. "A true warrior and a gifted and prolific author, Loren gives the reader a deep and illuminating insight into his experience that changed his life and subsequently led him toward helping others through his writing. Policing Saigon is a powerful book." Lt. Col. Dave Grossman Military Policeman Loren Christensen takes the reader on a gritty, moving, and intense ride-a-along in Saigon, Vietnam. K.F., Afghanistan War veteran Table of Contents Introduction PART ONE: THE FIRST FEW DAYS Chap 1: Flying there Chap 2: Door gunners and policing for cigarette butts Chap 3: Welcome to Saigon Chap 4: Python Chap 5: Culture shock Chap 6: Dead men's gear PART TWO: "ROUTINE DAYS" Chap 7: Day after day Chap 8: EOD Chap 9: Skylight Chap 10: Cobra Chap 11: Bob Hope Chap 12: Papa-san and the ammo truck Chap 13: Dead mama-san Chap 14: Jail window Chap 15: "Karate number one" Chap 16: Sampson Chap 17: 100-P alley Chap 18: 200-P alley Chap 19: The swimming pool Chap 20: "Dance to the Music" Chap 21: Drugs Chap 22: Tracer rounds Chap 23: Puff the magic dragon Chap 24: Almost a coup Chap 25: Vietnam blues Chap 26: Tension Chap 27: A shaky fork Chap 28: Illusions of relief Chap 29: Korean Marines Chap 30: AFVN radio: "Goooooood morning, Vietnaaaaaam" Chap 31: "I'm not a crook" Chap 32: Running Code3 Chap 33: Fire Chap 34: Riot Chap 35: Power and rank: a deadly mix Chap 36: The vision Ch 37: Screams Chap 38: Meyerkord Hotel Chap 39: Resisting arrest Chap 40: Letters Chap 41: One GI who went home and came right back PART THREE: LOSING IT Chap 42: Silencer Chap 43: Hangman Chap 44: Johnny Walker Black Chap 45: Escaped prisoner Chap 46: The Punch Chap 47: Death of the spirit Chap 48: Grenade PART FOUR: PROSTITUTES Chap 49: "Boom-boom number one" Chap 50: Clap Chap 51: Peter PART FIVE: THE INDIGENOUS Chap 52: A fellow martial artist Chap 53: A most excellent shot Chap 54: "Everybody's talkin' 'bout me" Chap 55: China girl Chap 56: Date night Chap 57: The old gravedigger Chap 58: Altered states: The Buddhist Temple Chap 59: Dog sex and an alligator baby PART SIX: STREET CHILDREN Chap 60: A Tu Do paperboy Chap 61: Cemetery Kids Chap 62: Country Kids PART SEVEN: HOME: THE FIRST YEAR Chap 63: We gotta get out of this place Chap 64: Mom and dad Chap 65: "You're home now" Chap 66: Small adjustments Chap 67: Martial arts Chap 68: "Your name Christensen?" Chap 69: First-year triggers PART EIGHT: TEN YEARS AFTER Chap 70: Some talked about it, some didn't Chap 71: "I have to get more guns" AND, Policing Saigon isn't Platoon or Apocalypse Now, but the story of Loren W. Christensen's experience as a military policeman (MP) in a city of millions at a time when chaos and fear reigned.As a 23-year-old from a small town in Washington State, the author was plunged into a chaotic city of brawling servicemen, prostitutes, racial violence, enemy rockets, riots, and death. It was a place that would give him a unique opportunity to see up close a different side of the Vietnam War and its effect on the human condition.Nearly 80 stories collectively convey the author's experiences, and his arc-from naive to jaded, angry, confused, anxious, and bone-weary exhausted-is representative of so many GIs who served in the Vietnam War as well as those veterans of today's conflicts around the globe.* "A true warrior and a gifted and prolific author, Loren gives the reader a deep and illuminating insight into his experience that changed his life and subsequently led him toward helping others through his writing. Policing Saigon is a powerful book." Lt. Col. Dave Grossman* Military Policeman Loren Christensen takes the reader on a gritty, moving, and intense ride-a-along in Saigon, Vietnam. K.F., Afghanistan War veteranTable of ContentsIntroductionPART ONE: THE FIRST FEW DAYS Chap 1: Flying thereChap 2: Door gunners and policing for cigarette buttsChap 3: Welcome to SaigonChap 4: PythonChap 5: Culture shockChap 6: Dead men's gearPART TWO: "ROUTINE DAYS"Chap 7: Day after dayChap 8: EOD Chap 9: SkylightChap 10: CobraChap 11: Bob HopeChap 12: Papa-san and the ammo truckChap 13: Dead mama-sanChap 14: Jail windowChap 15: "Karate number one"Chap 16: SampsonChap 17: 100-P alleyChap 18: 200-P alleyChap 19: The swimming poolChap 20: "Dance to the Music"Chap 21: DrugsChap 22: Tracer roundsChap 23: Puff the magic dragonChap 24: Almost a coupChap 25: Vietnam bluesChap 26: TensionChap 27: A shaky forkChap 28: Illusions of reliefChap 29: Korean MarinesChap 30: AFVN radio: "Goooooood morning, Vietnaaaaaam"Chap 31: "I'm not a crook"Chap 32: Running Code 3Chap 33: FireChap 34: RiotChap 35: Power and rank: a deadly mixChap 36: The visionChap 37: ScreamsChap 38: Meyerkord HotelChap 39: Resisting arrestChap 40: LettersChap 41: One GI who went home and came right backPART THREE: LOSING IT Chap 42: SilencerChap 43: HangmanChap 44: Johnny Walker BlackChap 45: Escaped prisonerChap 46: The punchChap 47: Death of the spiritChap 48: GrenadePART FOUR: PROSTITUTES Chap 49: "Boom-boom number one"Chap 50: ClapChap 51: PeterPART FIVE: THE INDIGENOUSChap 52: A fellow martial artistChap 53: A most excellent shotChap 54: "Everybody's talkin' 'bout me"Chap 55: China girlChap 56: Date nightChap 57: The old gravediggerChap 58: Altered states: the Buddhist templeChap 59: Dog sex and an alligator babyPART SIX: STREET CHILDRENChap 60: A Tu Do paperboyChap 61: Cemetery kidsChap 62: Country kidsPART SEVEN: HOME: THE FIRST YEAR Chap 63: "We gotta get out of this place"Chap 64: Mom and dadChap 65: "You're home now"Chap 66: Small adjustmentsChap 67: Martial artsChap 68: "Your name Christensen?"Chap 69: First-year triggersPART EIGHT: TEN YEARS AFTERChap 70: Some talked about, some didn'tChap 71: "I have to get more guns"Chap 72: The power of smellPART NINE: 40 YEARS LATERChap 73: Recognizing and RecognitionChap 74: Vietnamese at homeChap 75: Agent Orange: And the hits just keep on comin'Chap 76: Fire, blood, and paint Chap 77: Army vet spends his days comforting the dyingConclusion
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