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Ghosts and Shadows : A Marine in Vietnam, 1968–1969 by Phil Ball [Ball, Phil] is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The author arrived at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego ill-prepared for the training and abuse that awaited him in boot camp. At the time, he would have done anything to escape; only upon reflection years later did he realize that the self-confidence instilled in him by his drill instructors had probably saved his life in Vietnam. A few months after boot camp, Private Ball was shipped out to Vietnam, joining F Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, near Khe Sanh. As a grunt, in the vernacular of the Corps, Ball, like the other youths of F Company, did a difficult and deadly job in such places as the A Shau Valley, Leatherneck Square, the DMZ and other obscure but critical I Corps locales. His--their--fear of death mingled with homesickness. Little did they realize that the horrors of the Vietnam War--horrors that while in-country they often claimed did not even exist--would haunt them for the rest of their lives.

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Author

Phil Ball [Ball, Phil]

Publisher

McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781476624846

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir

Rating

4.24 / 5 (171 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14